Subjective quality of life and depressive symptoms in women with alcoholism during detoxification treatment

Abstract

The study investigated whether subjective quality of life (SQOL) differs in alcoholic women with and without depressive symptoms being in detoxification treatment. Moreover, we tested whether depressive symptoms were correlated with other subjective evaluation criteria. SQOL and psychopathology were obtained in 70 alcoholic women during treatment. Alcoholic women with depressive symptoms showed a lower SQOL regarding several life domains, in particular their family situation, and life as a whole. Additionally, they reported more needs for support and more negative consequences of alcoholism. The findings underline the relevance of quality of life ratings in detoxification treatment and their association with depressive symptoms.