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Tell me if depression cause drinking binges and reckless behaviour?
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Cause - no: Depression doesn't cause these behaviors. These behaviors occur after a decision is made to engage in the behaviors. However drinking binges may be seen with depression as a form of escape or a way to "self treat" symptoms. Reckless behavior may be a way to feel sometime or it may reflect the person's lack of care about them self.
Answered 10/4/2016
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