HIV infection is associated with other social challenges such as poverty, unemployment and isolation, and all have been shown to independently influence treatment outcomes [61]. Apart from these social factors, mental disorders such as depression, anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are c...
Alcohol use disorder(AUD), mild traumatic brain injury(m TBI), and posttraumatic stress disorder(PTSD) commonly co-occur(AUD + m TBI + PTSD). These conditions have overlapping symptoms which are, in part, reflective of overlapping neuropathology. These conditions become problematic because their ...
Alcohol use disorder can involve feeling like you need to drink to keep going, but it doesn’t start that way. Multiple reasons can spur someone to drink until they’ve become dependent on alcohol. Among those surveyed: 64.9% used alcohol to cope with stress (to relax, unwind or deal wit...
Holt SR. Supervised Disulfiram Should Be Considered First-line Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder. J Addict Med. 2024 Nov-Dec 01;18(6):614-616. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001345. Epub 2024 Aug 16. PMID: 39150091. Axelrath S. Disulfiram Should Remain Second-line Treatment for Mo...
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates efficacy and comparative efficacy of 9 therapies for alcohol use disorder (AUD).
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Alcohol is an international, peer-reviewed journal that is devoted to publishing multi-disciplinary biomedical research on all aspects of the actions or effects of alcohol on the nervous system or on other organ systems. Emphasis is given to studies into the causes and consequences of alcohol abuse...
and multifamily educational intervention (MFE). MDFT has been found to be quite effective. Longer-term residential treatment, often called rehab, of three to five months that addresses peer relationships, educational problems, and family issues is often used in treating alcohol use disorder in teen...
combining alcohol use disorder and problematic drinking, in 435,563 European-ancestry individuals. We identified 29 independent risk variants, 19 of them novel. PAU was genetically correlated with 138 phenotypes, including substance use and psychiatric traits. Phenome-wide polygenic risk score ana...
and multifamily educational intervention (MFE). MDFT has been found to be quite effective. Longer-term residential treatment, often called rehab, of three to five months that addresses peer relationships, educational problems, and family issues is often used in treating alcohol use disorder in teen...