Her thesis examines the role of alcohol in the early stages of romantic relationships, as well as the characteristics of intimate relationships among individuals
with alcohol use disorders.
An analysis of more than 120 studies that examined the effectiveness of medications to
treat alcohol use disorders reports that acamprosate and oral naltrexone show the strongest evidence for decreasing alcohol consumption, according to a study in the May 14 issue of JAMA.
Heavy social drinkers who report greater stimulation and reward from alcohol are more likely to develop
alcohol use disorder over time, report researchers from the University of Chicago, May 15 in the journal Biological Psychiatry.
Proposed psychological and physiological mechanisms of action of MBRP and directions for future research are also examined with a specific focus on treating individuals recovering
from alcohol use disorders.
Item Response Theory Analysis of Binge Drinking and Its Relationship to
Lifetime Alcohol Use Disorder Symptom Severity in an American Indian Community Sample.
This study was a collaboration between the laboratories of Wang, who
studies alcohol use disorders, and Sohrabji, who studies ischemic stroke, and funded by a seed grant from the Texas A&M University Health Science Center Division of Research.
According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism,
alcohol use disorders affect nearly 16.6 million adults in America, but only 1.3 million adults get the treatment they need to fight alcohol addiction and move forward with their lives.
Mothers living with partners who have
alcohol use disorder tended to be more depressed and, as a result, were less warm and sensitive in their interactions with their children, beginning in infancy.
A total of 19 per cent of participants were screened to have a «risky» alcohol consumption — that is to say a level of alcohol consumption that is potentially harmful and can
cause alcohol use disorder.
This study is the first to determine whether solitary drinking during teenage years impacted the development of
alcohol use disorders as young adults, after controlling for other known risk factors.
A team of UC San Francisco researchers has found that a tiny segment of genetic material known as a microRNA plays a central role in the transition from moderate drinking to binge drinking and
other alcohol use disorders.
The study, «Alcohol Challenge Responses Predict
Future Alcohol Use Disorder Symptoms: A 6 - Year Prospective Study,» was supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation, the University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, the National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health Roadmap for Medical Research and the New York State Psychiatric Institute.
Do people who have Gambling Disorder or
Alcohol Use Disorder differ in their decision - making skills from those who don't have these disorders?
The elevated prevalence of
alcohol use disorders among people with psychotic disorders is well documented.1 Among this population alcohol misuse has been linked to a range of adverse consequences including unemployment, lower education level and lower socioeconomic status.2 Studies examining the impact of alcohol misuse on various psychiatric symptoms among people with psychotic disorders report inconsistent findings.3, 4
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Diagnoses were made according to the criteria of the DSM - IV using the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism Alcohol Use Disorder and Associated Disabilities Interview Schedule - DSM - IV Version.
This study used magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H - MRS) to examine the correlation between craving and glutamate levels in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (LDLPFC) of patients
with alcohol use disorders (AUDs).
Once someone
develops alcohol use disorder, chances of responsible cutting down are virtually nil — the person has become dependent on alcohol to a point beyond their control, and the only recourse is treatment at a professional alcohol detox center, followed by a future of total abstinence.
After controlling for age, gender, race, marital status, education, lifetime depression, parental depression, income and
lifetime alcohol use disorder, researchers determined that parental divorce increased the likelihood of suicide attempt by 14 percent.