Substance-Related Disorders - Diagnosis
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Interactive effect of stressful life events and the serotonin transporter 5-HTTLPR genotype on posttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis in 2 independent populations.

30 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: The 5-HTTLPR polymorphism in the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) has been found to moderate several categories of emotional response after stressful life events. Previous studies generally focused on its effect on ... Read more...

The influence of neighborhood environment on treatment continuity and rehospitalization in dually diagnosed patients discharged from acute inpatient care.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: Environmental contingencies inherent in neighborhoods and communities have been shown to affect individual behavior. The authors analyzed neighborhood and individual factors predicting initial outpatient treatment attendance and ... Read more...

Caffeine expectancy: instrument development in the Rasch measurement framework.

30 Aug 2009 Although caffeine is the most widely consumed psychoactive drug in the world, the mechanisms associated with consumption are not well understood. Nonetheless, outcome expectancies for caffeine use are thought to underlie caffeine's reinforcing ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Substance-Related Disorders - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Interactive effect of stressful life events and the serotonin transporter 5-HTTLPR genotype on posttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis in 2 independent populations. 30 Oct 2009
• The influence of neighborhood environment on treatment continuity and rehospitalization in dually diagnosed patients discharged from acute inpatient care. 29 Sep 2009
• Complexities in clarifying the diagnostic criteria for anabolic-androgenic steroid dependence. 29 Sep 2009
• Commentary. 29 Sep 2009
• Screening for illicit drug use. 13 Sep 2009
• [Is self-reporting of substance abuse reliable?] 8 Sep 2009
• Caffeine expectancy: instrument development in the Rasch measurement framework. 30 Aug 2009
• Evidence for a putative biomarker for substance dependence. 30 Aug 2009
• Prevalence of mood, anxiety, and substance-abuse disorders for older Americans in the national comorbidity survey-replication. 30 Aug 2009
• The epidemiology of at-risk and binge drinking among middle-aged and elderly community adults: National Survey on Drug Use and Health. 15 Aug 2009
• Burden of psychiatric morbidity among lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals in the California Quality of Life Survey. 30 Jul 2009
• Toluene toxicity as a cause of elevated anion gap metabolic acidosis. 30 Jul 2009
• [Addiction in DSM V and ICD-11 state of the art] 28 Jul 2009
• Withdrawal phenomena and dependence syndrome after the consumption of "spice gold". Jul 2009
• Evidence base for pre-employment medical screening. 29 Jun 2009
• Factors associated with benzodiazepine dependence among community-dwelling seniors. 29 Jun 2009
• Short QT interval linked to androgen misuse: wider significance and possible basis. 29 Jun 2009
• Substance use disorders and ADHD. 29 Jun 2009
• The interface between substance abuse and chronic pain management in primary care: a curriculum for medical residents. 29 Jun 2009
• Motivational enhancement therapy to increase resident physician engagement in substance abuse education. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Substance-Related Disorders'

Definition: Disorders related to substance abuse, the side effects of a medication, toxin exposure, and ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS.

Descriptor UI: D019966

Alternative terms: Substance-Related Disorders; Drug Dependence; Dependence, Drug; Drug Addiction; Addiction, Drug; Drug Habituation; Habituation, Drug; Drug Usage; Usage, Drug; Substance Use Disorders; Disorder, Substance Use; Substance Use Disorder; Glue Sniffing; Sniffing, Glue; Organic Mental Disorders, Substance-Induced; Organic Mental Disorders, Substance Induced; Substance Abuse; Abuse, Substance; Abuses, Substance; Substance Abuses; Substance Dependence; Dependence, Substance; Substance Addiction; Addiction, Substance; Drug Abuse; Abuse, Drug; Drug Use Disorders; Disorder, Drug Use; Drug Use Disorder;

Related Mesh Headings: Drug and Narcotic Control; Psychoses, Alcoholic; Street Drugs; Designer Drugs; Codependency (Psychology); Alcohol-Related Disorders;

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; F03.900;

History Note: 98(63)

Technical Notes: consider also PSYCHOSES, SUBSTANCE-INDUCED or PSYCHOSES, ALCOHOLIC; /diag: consider SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION