The Relationship between Selected Factors (Temperament, Bipolar Traits, Sleep Quality, Severity of Addiction) and Depressive Symptoms in Alcohol-Dependent Men

Katarzyna Nowakowska-Domagała (), Marlena Podlecka, Patryk Stecz, Aleksandra Lewandowska, Kasper Sipowicz, Marcin Kosmalski, Tadeusz Pietras and Łukasz Mokros
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Katarzyna Nowakowska-Domagała: Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Lodz, Al. Rodzeństwa Scheiblerów 2, 90-128 Lodz, Poland
Marlena Podlecka: Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Department of Neurosis, Personality and Eating Disorders, Sobieskiego Street 9, 02-957 Warsaw, Poland
Patryk Stecz: Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Lodz, Al. Rodzeństwa Scheiblerów 2, 90-128 Lodz, Poland
Aleksandra Lewandowska: J. Babiński Specialist Psychiatric Health Care Team, Psychiatric Ward for Children, Aleksandrowska 159, 02-229 Lodz, Poland
Kasper Sipowicz: Department of Interdisciplinary Disability Studies, The Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw, Szczęśliwicka 40, 02-353 Warsaw, Poland
Marcin Kosmalski: Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Lodz, Kopcinskiego Street 22, 90-153 Lodz, Poland
Tadeusz Pietras: Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Second Department of Psychiatry, Sobieskiego Street 9, 02-957 Warsaw, Poland
Łukasz Mokros: Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Lodz, Kopcinskiego Street 22, 90-153 Lodz, Poland

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 5, 1-12

Abstract: Clinical and epidemiological studies have demonstrated a relationship between alcohol addiction and mood disorders. Alcohol-dependent patients with depression tend to demonstrate clinically more severe manic symptoms, which complicates the process of diagnosis and therapy. However, the predictors indicating the risk of mood disorders in addicted patients remain unclear. The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between personal dispositions, bipolar traits, depth of addiction, quality of sleep, and depressive symptoms in alcohol-dependent men. The study group comprised 70 men (age M = 46.06, SD = 11.29) diagnosed with alcohol addiction. The participants completed a battery of questionnaires: BDI, HCL-32, PSQI, EPQ-R and MAST. The results were tested using Pearson’s correlation quotient and general linear model. The findings indicate that some of the studied patients are likely to have mood disorders of clinically significant severity. High neuroticism and poor sleep quality are independent predictors of depressive symptoms in alcohol-dependent patients. Among the components of sleep quality, problems with falling asleep and waking up at night appear to be most strongly associated with depressive symptoms. The intensity of depressive symptoms may relate to the intensity of certain bipolar features, such as risk-taking activity and irritability. High neuroticism and poor sleep quality are independent predictors of depressive symptoms in the studied group.

Keywords: alcohol addiction; bipolarity features; depression; sleep quality; temperament (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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