The relationship between moderate alcohol consumption, depressive symptomatology, and C-reactive protein: the Health and Retirement Study.

Daniel PaulsonMona ShahDanielle HerringRosanna ScottManuel HerreraDavid BrushRachel Bassett

Published in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2017)

Moderate alcohol use predicts fewer depressive symptoms among older adults. This relationship is partially moderated by CRP and is eroded by the passage of time. Future research should identify additional mechanisms relating alcohol to positive health outcomes and less depressive symptomatology. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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