Protective Effects of Pregnancy on Risk of Alcohol Use Disorder.

CONCLUSIONS:: The findings suggest that pregnancy plays a critical, and likely causal, motivational role in reducing alcohol use disorder risk among women and, to a lesser extent, their partners. These results extend our understanding of the relationship between pregnancy and alcohol use, demonstrating that even a severe condition such as alcohol use disorder is subject to the protective effects of pregnancy.
PMID: 30486670 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The American Journal of Psychiatry - November 29, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Edwards AC, Ohlsson H, Svikis DS, Sundquist J, Sundquist K, Kendler KS Tags: Am J Psychiatry Source Type: research