Objective:To investigate the interplay between childhood traumatic experiences,mental disorders,and cognitive function among patients with alcohol use disorder(AUD).Methods:A cross-sectional study was con-ducted involving 160 patients with AUD hospitalized in the department of alcohol dependence.They were catego-rized into three groups based on their symptoms,namely the simple alcohol dependence group(AD group,n=86),the alcohol dependence with hallucinatory delusion group(ADHD group,n=43),and the alcohol dependence with delirium tremens group(ADDT group,n=31).The adverse childhood experiences,cognitive function,and child-hood trauma were assessed with the Adverse Childhood Experiences International Questionnaire(ACE-IQ),Mont-real Cognitive Assessment(MoCA),and Childhood Trauma Questionnaire(CTQ-SF).Results:The MoCA scores were significantly higher in the AD group than in the ADHD and ADDT groups[21.0(19.0,23.0)vs.19.0(15.0,22.0)vs.18.0(16.0,22.0),P＜0.01].The ADDT group had higher sexual abuse scores of CTQ-SF than the AD group.Lower MoCA score was associated with hallucination and delusion(OR=0.82,P＜0.01)or deliri-um tremens(OR=0.81,P＜0.01)in AUD patients.Higher ACE-IQ score was associated with hallucination and delusion in AUD patients(OR=1.51,P＜0.01).Conclusion:Mostpatients with alcohol use disorder have child-hood trauma and cognitive dysfunction.Poor cognitive function and adverse childhood experiences are risk factors for mental disorders among patients with alcohol use disorder.

Objective:To investigate the interplay between childhood traumatic experiences,mental disorders,and cognitive function among patients with alcohol use disorder(AUD).Methods:A cross-sectional study was con-ducted involving 160 patients with AUD hospitalized in the department of alcohol dependence.They were catego-rized into three groups based on their symptoms,namely the simple alcohol dependence group(AD group,n=86),the alcohol dependence with hallucinatory delusion group(ADHD group,n=43),and the alcohol dependence with delirium tremens group(ADDT group,n=31).The adverse childhood experiences,cognitive function,and child-hood trauma were assessed with the Adverse Childhood Experiences International Questionnaire(ACE-IQ),Mont-real Cognitive Assessment(MoCA),and Childhood Trauma Questionnaire(CTQ-SF).Results:The MoCA scores were significantly higher in the AD group than in the ADHD and ADDT groups[21.0(19.0,23.0)vs.19.0(15.0,22.0)vs.18.0(16.0,22.0),P＜0.01].The ADDT group had higher sexual abuse scores of CTQ-SF than the AD group.Lower MoCA score was associated with hallucination and delusion(OR=0.82,P＜0.01)or deliri-um tremens(OR=0.81,P＜0.01)in AUD patients.Higher ACE-IQ score was associated with hallucination and delusion in AUD patients(OR=1.51,P＜0.01).Conclusion:Mostpatients with alcohol use disorder have child-hood trauma and cognitive dysfunction.Poor cognitive function and adverse childhood experiences are risk factors for mental disorders among patients with alcohol use disorder.

In this paper， the latest research progress on the mechanism of comorbid alcohol use disorder and depressive disorder at home and abroad is elucidated from genetic， neurochemical， neuroendocrine and neuroimmunologic perspectives. It aims to identify the gaps in current research and predict future research directions， providing a further basis for the clinical management of comorbid alcohol use disorder and depressive disorder.