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The detection and treatment of alcohol dependence
The cohesiveness of the proposed syndrome of alcohol dependence, and the evolution of symptoms over time, was validated in a clinical sample. In healthy individuals and in clinical samples, biological markers showed early signs of the syndrome in healthy men. A comparison of Lothian general …
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Alcohol Dependence and Avoidant Attachment – Implications for Therapy
… childhood experiences, adult psychopathology and alcohol dependence, although causality was questionable due to multiple variables. The current study used 54 clients at the acute end of the spectrum of severe alcohol dependence from a specialist tertiary substance misuse service (clients) and a …
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Effectiveness of the Cogmitive Improvement Program for Alcohol Dependence Inpatients
본 연구는 Marlatt & Gordon (1985)의 인지행동 모델과 12단계 촉진치료를 적용하여 입원한 알코올 의존자를 위한 ‘인지향상 프로그램’을 개발하고 그 효과성을 파악하고자 시도하였다. 본 연구방법은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 인지행동 모델과 12단계 촉진치료의 구성요소의 고찰을 통해 ‘인지향상 프로그램’을 개발하였다. 둘째, 개발된 ‘인지향상 프로그램’의 효과를 검증하기 위해 대조군과 비교하는 비동등성 대조군 전후 설계 유사실험 연구를 실시하였다. 자료수집 기간은 2011년 5월부터 2012년 2월까지 총 10개월이었다. …
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Examining Alcohol Dependence and Its Correlates From A Genetically Informative Perspective
Alcohol dependence (AD) is a serious and common public health problem that contributes to great societal, medical, and legal costs. It has taken work from multiple disciplines, including developmental psychology, genetic epidemiology, and molecular genetics, to achieve our current understanding of …
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STRESS-RELATED ALTERATIONS IN CENTRAL NORADRENERGIC SIGNALING: IMPLICATIONS FOR COMORBID ANXIETY, PTSD, AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
Alcohol use disorder, anxiety disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are highly comorbid, and this comorbidity is associated with greater symptom severity and worsened treatment outcomes. The frequent co-occurrence of these disorders suggests some common underpinnings, identification …
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The Brazilian-Portuguese MCMI-III: Diagnostic Validity of the Alcohol Dependence and Drug Dependence Scales
… the BP-MCMI-III and examined the validity of its Alcohol Dependence and Drug Dependence scales for identifying substance-related disorders in a Brazilian sample. The diagnostic validity of these scales was examined by comparing participants' scores on the BP-MCMI-III against group status (controls …
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New onset, recurrence, and persistence of alcohol dependence criteria : maturing out at the symptom level
… shown a decrease in the prevalence of Alcohol Dependence (AD) with age after its peak in young adulthood. Although this pattern has been traditionally explained as a result of higher rates of desistance during young adulthood, recent evidence shows that rates of AD persistence are …
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Development of a Smartphone Intervention for Cognitive Bias Modification in Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol Dependence
Abstract Objective: Heavy alcohol use and alcohol dependence are major public health issues, and in-person treatment has been impaired by the restrictions necessary during the Covid-19 pandemic. This thesis follows the development of a smartphone-based cognitive bias modification training, which …
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Effectiveness of a treatment approach for comorbid panic disorder, major depressive disorder, and alcohol dependence: a case study
… panic disorder, major depressive disorder, and alcohol dependence. In addition, the client experienced a variety of psychosocial stressors. The client's psychosocial assessment is presented, and the empirical treatment literature related to the client's diagnoses is reviewed. A variety of …
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Influence of Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Family History of Alcohol Dependence on Alcohol Use in Healthy Social Drinkers
… synaptic strength. Studies have found increased alcohol use and genetic risk for alcohol dependence in individuals with the Val66Met single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the BDNF gene, a genotype associated with decreased activity-dependent release of BDNF. However, the literature remains …
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Gender Effects on Recall, Clinical Judgement and Treatment Recommendations for a Combination of Major Depression and Alcohol Dependence Symptoms
… presented with a combination of depressive and alcohol-dependent symptoms. Forty-four male and 44 female clinicians, who came from various mental health disciplines (i.e., psychology, social work, counseling, nursing, and psychiatry), volunteered to participate as subjects.</p> <p>The subjects …
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Cognitive modeling analysis of decision-making processes in young adults at-risk and not at-risk for alcohol dependence
<p>This study used the Valence-Expectancy Learning model, a mathematical cognitive model, to dissect young adult performance on the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT). Drinking behavior and monetary incentive were examined as predictors of performance on the IGT. No differences were found among groups when …
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Management of Patients with Alcohol Dependence in General Medical Practice // Мениджмънт на пациенти с алкохолна зависимост в общата медицинска практика
Alcoholism, with its widespread prevalence and pronounced social significance, complex multifactorial genesis and polymorphic clinical picture, with difficult-to-solve therapeutic and prophylactic issues, requires not only knowledge of the diagnostic process, but also that of prevention and …
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The effect of childhood trauma in the development of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence in individuals with social anxiety disorder
Increased rates of alcohol abuse and childhood trauma have been reported in previous studies of anxiety disorders, and social anxiety disorder (SAD) in particular. Yet the exact nature of this relationship remains unclear. This study aimed to assess whether SAD is a risk factor for later …
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MENTAL HEALTH IMPAIRMENT AND HUMAN CAPITAL ACQUISITION: UNDERAGE DRINKING AS A PREDICTOR OF CONCOMITANT ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE AND POOR EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
… (UDHISTORY) as a predictor of concomitant alcohol dependence and poor educational attainment (CADAPEA) among individuals aged 25 and above, and (2) obtain a better understanding of how demographic variables (age, gender, race/ethnicity) influence the prediction. The nature and strength of …
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Discrimination of alcoholics from non-alcoholics using supervised learning on resting EEG
Alcoholism is a widespread problem that can have serious medical consequences. Alcoholism screening tests are used to identify patients who are at risk for complications from alcohol abuse, but accurate diagnosis of alcohol dependence must be done by structured clinical interview. Scalp …
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Comprehensive discourse analysis of symbolic externalization
… Systemic Therapy (ExST) for marital treatment of alcohol dependence through a single case study design. A comprehensive discourse analysis method was used to study the therapeutic conversation within a 15 minute therapy episode in which therapist and clients externalized the problem of alcohol. …
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Alterations In The Mouse Striatum Following Acute And Repeated Ethanol Exposure
… to several neurological disorders, including alcohol addiction. BDNF is also an important modulator of dopamine (DA), a neurotransmitter that is heavily implicated in addiction with one of the DA rich brain regions being referred to as the reward center of the brain. One of the focuses in …
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Prevalence of pyschiatric disorders in HIV positive patients at Chilenje Clinic in Lusaka Zambia
… accounting for 30.8% (n=57). The prevalence of alcohol dependence/abuse, depression, any anxiety disorder and mania/hypomania was 9.2% (n=17), 7% (n=13), 6.5% (n=12) and 2.7% (n=5) respectively. Psychotic symptoms were present in 9.2% (n=17) of which 3.8% (n=7) were psychotic symptoms likely to …
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