The role of alcohol-induced blackouts in symptoms of depression among young adults

Blackouts are associated with other alcohol-related consequences and depression among young adults, but the mechanisms underlying these associations are unclear. Using two separate samples, we tested the hypothesis that blackouts would be linked to symptoms of depression due in part to their association with other alcohol-related consequences. Young adults who use alcohol completed assessments at baseline in Sample 1 (N1 = 381, 58% female) and...