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Showing 1 to 20 of 73 for “"Alcohol use disorder"”.
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Preclinical Investigations Of Genetic Correlates Of Alcohol Use Disorder
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a common neuropsychiatric condition characterized by uncontrolled alcohol use that has serious medical and social consequences. AUD is heritable and intense work has been done to characterize its genetic basis. Preclinical studies have been critical in describing the …
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Genetic analysis of bipolar disorder and alcohol use disorder
Background: Mental health disorders represent a major public health problem in most countries around the world. In South Africa, the lifetime prevalence of psychiatric disorders is 30.3%, with substance-use disorders and mood disorders being the second and third most prevalent classes of lifetime …
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The influence and manipulation of resting-state brain networks in alcohol use disorder
Alcohol use disorder is common, and treatments are currently inadequate. Some of the acute effects of alcohol on the brain, such as altering the decision-making and future thinking capacities, mirror the effects of chronic alcohol use. Therefore, interventions that can address these shortcomings …
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Investigating Endocannabinoid Metabolism in Alcohol Use Disorder: a focus on fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH)
… has been proposed as a therapeutic target for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and psychiatric illnesses. Studies suggest that FAAH regulates alcohol intake/preference, and its impairment increases risk for alcohol use disorder (AUD). This thesis’ main objective was to better characterize the status …
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Race-ethnic discrimination, Major Depression, and Alcohol Use Disorder among US-born and immigrant minorities
This dissertation used data from The National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) to expand upon what is known about the relationship between perceived race-ethnic discrimination and mental health outcomes while uniquely comparing race-ethnic groups across both US-born …
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EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL AND ACAMPROSATE, AN ALCOHOL USE DISORDER TREATMENT, ON NONHUMAN PRIMATE BEHAVIOR AND MEMORY
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a major issue facing the population both domestically and abroad. The repeated use of alcohol impairs various behavioral and cognitive functions such as attention and memory and disrupts normal communications between brain regions. These disruptions in communication …
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Univariate and Multivariate fMRI Investigations of Delay Discounting and Episodic Future Thinking in Alcohol Use Disorder
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) remains a major public health concern globally with substantially increased mortality and a significant economic burden. The low rates of treatment and the high rates of relapse mean that excessive alcohol consumption detrimentally affects many aspects of the user's life …
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Treatment coverage, barriers to care and factors associated with help-seeking behaviour of adults with depression and alcohol use disorder in Chitwan district, Nepal
… 86.3% people with anxiety, mood, or substance disorders in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) received no treatment in the 12 months preceding the survey. The Programme for improving mental health care (PRIME) aims to generate new evidence on implementation and scale up of mental health …
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Estimating provisional causal treatment effects on reoffending for binary and multiple treatments using quasi-experimental methods for people in prison with an alcohol use disorder in England
… interventions for people in prison with an alcohol use disorder (AUD) to reduce reoffending. Prison-based treatment aims to provide pharmacological and psychosocial interventions that address physical and mental health needs concurrently with approaches to deal with recidivism. This thesis …
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Alcohol consumption among students in tertiary learning institutions : a case of Evelyn Hone college students.
Alcohol abuse and its negative effects among youths is not only a global problem but a Zambian problem too. Evelyn Hone College Management recognized alcohol consumption among students as one of the public health concerns at the institution, and that there has been a lack of research to look at …
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The Relationship Between Workplace Absenteeism and Alcohol Use: A Day-to-Day Examination
… the conditional day-to-day relationship between alcohol use and workplace absenteeism among participants (<em>N</em> = 302) employed full-time in one of three large companies located in the northeastern U.S. Semi-structured interviews were used to gather information from employees on their daily …
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Art and recovery: Utilizing art therapy to promote progression within a 12-step porgram for adults recovering from alcoholism and alcohol abuse disorder
… individuals through their recovery from alcoholism or alcohol use using a 12-step recovery model. The researcher created a 12-step art guideline using principles of existential theory to assist in this process. The population studied included fifteen adults in the greater San Francisco …
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The Utilization of Close Friends to Measure Prevalence, Level of Recognition, and the Confrontation of Alcohol Use Disorders Among College Students
… from friend-report, the ability to recognize an alcohol use disorder (AUD) according to DSM-IV criteria, and confrontations among college friends regarding alcohol problems. Students responded to a survey inquiring about the drinking habits of "their closest friend". A significant difference was …
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The Effect of an Acute Exercise Intervention on Alcohol Craving and Alcohol Seeking Behaviours Among Heavy Social Drinkers: Preliminary Findings
Alcohol Craving predicts alcohol seeking behaviours and these constructs can cause someone with problematic alcohol use to develop an alcohol use disorder. Current treatments are not effective or easily accessible to everyone, therefore exercise is a promising treatment modality. The present study …
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Towards effective, culturally adapted treatment programs for alcohol service users in Uganda
Alcohol is an important feature in Africa, but is increasingly associated with negative consequences in the Sub-Saharan region (Adelekan, 2008; WHO, 2014). Recent studies marked Uganda as a country with the highest rate of alcohol-related burden, globally (Graham et al., 2011). In Uganda, …
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Reliability Generalization of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test.
<p>The Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) is a brief screening instrument for assessing alcohol use problems among adults. This instrument is widely used and continued evaluation of its psychometric performance is needed. Reliability and validity are the primary psychometric …
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THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL STRESS AND PRIOR ETHANOL EXPOSURE ON DOPAMINE IN THE RAT BRAIN
Alcohol use disorder and anxiety disorders occur as comorbidities at a disproportionate rate. Stress and ethanol are two factors that can influence neurobiology and neurotransmitter signaling independently and have interacting effects. Their actions on the mesolimbic and nigrostriatal dopaminergic …
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Neurotransmitter Modulation of Alcohol-Induced GABAergic Signaling in the Central Amygdala
<p>Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a chronic and relapsing condition characterized by compulsive alcohol seeking and consumption, loss of control over intake, and the emergence of negative affective states during withdrawal. The central amygdala (CeA), a predominantly GABAergic structure that …
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Role of Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus Afferents in Symptoms of Withdrawal from Chronic Ethanol Exposure
A significant number of individuals with alcohol use disorder struggle to maintain sobriety as a result of withdrawal symptoms including heightened pain sensitivity. Although common, the precise neural mechanisms underlying nociceptive symptoms of withdrawal are not well understood. The …
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ENDOGENOUS CANNABINOID SYSTEM MODULATION OF THE REINFORCING PROPERTIES OF ETHANOL DURING DEPENDENCE: IMPLICATIONS FOR ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS
Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are a significant source of health and economic cost to society within the United States. Despite this, highly efficacious treatments for AUDs remain elusive. An AUD is a chronically relapsing disorder characterized by a cycle of preoccupation/wanting of ethanol, …
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