alcoholismAlcohol abuse has impacts on public health worldwide. Conservative treatment to achieve abstinence consists of detoxification combined with psychotherapy and the use of drugs, but it is estimated that only half of the individuals achieve long-term abstinence with the available treatments. In ...
Onset of Alcohol or Substance Use Disorders Following Treatment for Adolescent Depression. Objective: This study tested whether positive response to short-term treatment for adolescent major depressive disorder (MDD) would have the secondary bene... Curry,John - 《Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psych...
Biology. People with a family history of alcohol use disorder are at greater risk for developing the illness themselves. For example, if a parent has AUD, a child has a four-times greater risk of becoming a problem drinker. This is partly due to inheriting genes that increase vulnerability,...
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is the most common substance use disorder in the US, affecting 11% of adults.1Efficacious medications to treat AUD, such as naltrexone and acamprosate, exist but are seldom prescribed; in fact, only 2.1% of adults with AUD receive medication treatment in a given y...
In this study, we have focused our attention on alcohol use disorder (AUD), one of the most common and undertreated mental disorders [5] and in the most severe forms, less than 15% of patients receive appropriate treatment [6]. Every year, 3.3 million deaths and 5.1% of the global bur...
When a person has alcohol use disorder, more commonly called alcoholism or alcohol abuse, they have difficulty controlling the amount of alcohol they consume. Once they start drinking, they may not be able to stop, even if they want to. They may experience intrusive thoughts about alcohol or...
Background: Alcohol use disorders (AUD) involving hazardous, harmful, and addictive misuse of alcohol are widespread in most parts of the world. The aim of this study was to review the effect of disulfiram in the treatment of patients with AUD. The effect of disulfiram was evaluated according...
This randomized clinical trial examines the efficacy of gabapentin as pharmacotherapy for alchohol use disorder in adults with a history of alcohol
A medication for heart problems and high blood pressure may also be effective for treating alcohol use disorder, according to a new study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues. The study presents converging evidence fro
alcohol disorderscomorbidityThis article examines the relationships among trauma histories and diagnoses of partial or full posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among 106 youths in outpatient treatment for alcohol use disorders (AUD). Subjects were 13 to 18 years old and were recruited from treatment ...