Alcohol-Related Disorders - Research News and Information

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

[Alcohol-related disorders in the preclinical medicine]

26 Oct 2008 Alcohol is the most frequently abused drug in Germany. Approximately 50.000 individuals die annually due to alcohol-related disorders. Emergency situations due to alcohol intoxications, abuse or dependence are frequent reasons for calls for ... Read more...

Effect of prior stimulant treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder on subsequent risk for cigarette smoking and alcohol and drug use disorders in adolescents.

29 Sep 2008 OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of early stimulant treatment on subsequent risk for cigarette smoking and substance use disorders (SUDs) in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). DESIGN: Case-controlled, prospective, ... Read more...

Alcohol consumption by aging adults in the United States: health benefits and detriments.

29 Sep 2008 The most rapidly growing segment of the US population is that of older adults (> or =65 years). Trends of aging adults (those aged > or =50 years) show that fewer women than men consume alcohol, women consume less alcohol than men, and total ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Alcohol-Related Disorders'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Alcohol-related disorders in the preclinical medicine] 26 Oct 2008
• Tired and anxious. 29 Sep 2008
• Effect of prior stimulant treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder on subsequent risk for cigarette smoking and alcohol and drug use disorders in adolescents. 29 Sep 2008
• Alcohol consumption by aging adults in the United States: health benefits and detriments. 29 Sep 2008
• Estimating the prevalence of individuals likely to use publicly funded alcohol treatment services: an indirect estimation technique. 30 Aug 2008
• The relationships of sociodemographic factors, medical, psychiatric, and substance-misuse co-morbidities to neurocognition in short-term abstinent alcohol-dependent individuals. 30 Aug 2008
• Standardized measures of alcohol-related problems: a review of their use among college students. 30 Aug 2008
• Multiple-domain predictors of problematic alcohol use in young adulthood. 30 Aug 2008
• Profiles of college students mandated to alcohol intervention. 30 Aug 2008
• Gender differences in social influences and stressors linked to increased drinking. 30 Aug 2008
• Disentangling the complex association between childhood sexual abuse and alcohol-related problems: a review of methodological issues and approaches. 30 Aug 2008
• Social support and cognitive impairment in clients receiving treatment for alcohol- and drug-use disorders: a replication study. 30 Aug 2008
• [Cigarette smoking, use of snuff and other risk behaviour among students] 26 Aug 2008
• Alcohol use as a risk factor for tuberculosis - a systematic review. 12 Aug 2008
• Alcohol use and alcohol-related problems before and after military combat deployment. 11 Aug 2008
• Generalizability of clinical trial results for major depression to community samples: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. 30 Jul 2008
• Parental supervision and alcohol use in adolescence: developmentally specific interactions. 30 Jul 2008
• The relationship of impairment to personality disorder severity among individuals with specific axis I disorders: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. 30 Jul 2008
• Psychosocial interventions for women enrolled in alcohol treatment during pregnancy. 14 Jul 2008
• Racial/ethnic disparities in service utilization for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders in the general population: results from the national epidemiologic survey on alcohol and related conditions. 29 Jun 2008

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Technical information about 'Alcohol-Related Disorders'

Definition: Disorders related to or resulting from abuse or mis-use of alcohol.

Descriptor UI: D019973

Alternative terms: Alcohol-Related Disorders; Alcohol Related Disorders; Alcohol-Related Disorder; Disorder, Alcohol-Related; Disorders, Alcohol-Related;

Related Mesh Headings: Psychoses, Alcoholic;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C21.739.100; F03.900.100;

History Note: 98