The problem of depression in addicts - selected aspects

Abstract

According to the World Health Organization, depression is the fourth most serious in the world and one of the main causes of suicide, currently the widest psychological condition, with an an-nual incidence of 6-12% among adults in the so-called the prime of life and even more than 15% in people of age and even more than 15% in peo-ple of age. It is also estimated that about 30-50 percent. people have suffered from depressive disorders even once in their lifetime. The rela-tionship between depression and addiction is two-way, because people with depression are more likely to use stimulants, and depression itself is the most common complication of addic-tion. A disturbing phenomenon is the frequent use of addictive substances by people with de-pression: mainly alcohol, but also drugs or medi-cations. Depression and addiction are said to reinforce each other, and this is increasingly ruining the patient's condition. Any addictive or self-destructive behavior can result in symptoms of depression. The paper analyzes the available literature in the aspect of the problem of depres-sion in addicts. The problem is divided into sub-sections: Dual diagnosis / dual diagnosis, Drugs and depression, Alcohol and depression, Adult Children of Alcoholics and depression, Gam-bling and depression, Medical marijuana and depression.