Search Results - "alcohol dependence"

Alexithymia in relation to alcohol expectancies in alcohol-dependent outpatients by Thorberg, F., Young, R., Lyvers, M., Sullivan, K., Hasking, Penelope, London, E., Tyssen, R., Connor, J., Feeney, G.

“…The findings suggest that alcohol-dependent outpatients with alexithymia may drink to experience intensified negative emotions and improved social functioning.…”
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Affective disorders, anxiety disorders and the risk of alcohol dependence and misuse by Liang, Wenbin, Chikritzhs, Tanya

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Metabolomics Analysis Of Blood And Urine To Identify Alcohol-Dependence Biomarkers by Hamza , Mohamed Amin Mostafa

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Metabolomic Analysis of Blood and Urine to identify Alcohol-Dependence Biomarkers by Mostafa, Hamza Mohamed Amin, Mostafa, Arwa Mohamed Amin, Arif, Nor Hayati, Chin, Hoe Teh, Murugaiyah, Vikneswaran a/l, Ibrahim, Baharudin

“…The clinical diagnosis of alcohol-dependence (AD) currently relies on AD assessment questionnairesand biomarkers such as Carbohydrate-DeficientTransferrin (CDT), Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) and Phosphatidylethanol (PEth). …”
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Identification of Alcohol-Dependence Biomarkers in plasma by using Metabolomics Analysis by Mostafa, Hamza Mohamed Amin, Mostafa, Arwa Mohamed Amin, Arif, Nor Hayati, Chin, Hoe Teh, Ibrahim, Baharudin

“…The main clinical methods to diagnose Alcohol-dependence (AD) in clinical practice currently depend on AD assessment questionnaires and some biomarkers such as Carbohydrate-Deficient Transferrin (CDT), Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) and Phosphatidylethanol (PEth). …”
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Metabolomics Analysis Of Blood And Urine To Identify Alcohol-Dependence Biomarkers by Mostafa, Hamza Mohamed Amin

“…The current methods of alcohol dependence diagnosis are questionnaires and some biomarkers. …”
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The alcohol dependence syndrome: A legacy of continuing clinical and scientific importance by Stockwell, Tim

“…This paper offers some reflections on Griffith Edwards' continuing legacy with particular reference to his and Milton Gross's formulation of alcohol dependence as a 'provisional' clinical syndrome. …”
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Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy based metabolomics to identify novel biomarkers of alcohol-dependence by Mostafa, Hamza, M. Amin, Arwa, Arif, Nor Hayati, Murugaiyah, Vikneswaran, Ibrahim, Baharudin

“…Current methods of alcohol dependence diagnoses are questionnaires and some biomarkers. …”
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Does managing the consumption of people with severe alcohol dependence reduce harm? A comparison of participants in six Canadian managed alcohol programs with locally recruited controls by Stockwell, Tim, Pauly, B., Chow, C., Erickson, R., Krysowaty, B., Roemer, A., Vallance, K., Wettlaufer, A., Zhao, J.

“…Results: Recently admitted MAP participants (=2months) and controls were both high consumers of alcohol, predominantly male, of similar ethnic background, similarly represented across the five cities and equally alcohol dependent (mean Severity of Alcohol Dependence Questionnaire=29.7 and 31.4). …”
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Erratum to “Emergency department based intervention with adolescent substance users: 10 year economic and health outcomes” [Drug Alcohol Depend. 165 (2016) 168–174] ((2016) 165 (168–174)(S037687161630151X)(10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.06.005)) by Tait, Robert, Teoh, L., Kelty, E., Geelhoed, E., Mountain, D., Hulse, G.

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Community managed alcohol programs in Canada: Overview of key dimensions and implementation by Pauly, B., Vallance, K., Wettlaufer, A., Chow, C., Brown, R., Evans, J., Gray, E., Krysowaty, B., Ivsins, A., Schiff, R., Stockwell, Tim

“…Introduction and Aims: People with severe alcohol dependence and unstable housing are vulnerable to multiple harms related to drinking and homelessness. …”
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The Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Act: Evidence, ethics and the law by Lander, F., Gray, Dennis, Wilkes, Edward

“…Given that more cost-effective and proven measures exist to combat alcohol dependence, the utility of the AMT Act is questionable.…”
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Blood naltrexone levels over time following naltrexone implant by Ngo, H., Arnold-Reed, D., Hansson, R., Tait, Robert, Hulse, G.

“…Aims: Oral naltrexone is used in the management of both heroin and alcohol dependence. However, poor compliance has limited its clinical utility. …”
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Mind the gap: What is the difference between alcohol treatment need and access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians? by Brett, J., Lee, K., Gray, Dennis, Wilson, S., Freeburn, B., Harrison, K., Conigrave, K.

“…Treatment of alcohol use disorders forms one component of an effective public health response. While alcohol dependence typically behaves as a chronic relapsing condition, treatment has been shown to be both effective and cost-effective in improving outcomes. …”
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Most recent risky drinking session with Australian teenagers by Lam, T., Lenton, Simon, Ogeil, R., Burns, L., Aiken, A., Chikritzhs, T., Gilmore, W., Lloyd, B., Wilson, J., Lubman, D., Mattick, R., Allsop, S.

“…More than a quarter of the face-to-face sample had Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scores indicative of alcohol dependence. Indications of dependence were 2.3 times more likely among those who felt uncomfortable about seeking alcohol treatment, and less likely if harm reduction strategies were frequently used while drinking. …”
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Mortality and life-years lost due to alcohol: a comparison of acute and chronic causes by Chikritzhs, Tanya, Jonas, H., Stockwell, Tim, Heale, P., Dietze, P.

“…A life-table method was used to estimate the PYLL for deaths from alcohol-caused conditions.Main outcome measures: Numbers of all deaths and PYLL due to chronic and acute alcohol-related conditions.Results: Of the 3290 estimated alcohol-caused deaths in 1997,chronic coditions (e.g. alcoholic liver cirrhosis and alcohol dependence)accounted for 42%, acute conditions (e.g. alcohol-related road injuries and assaults)for 28% and mixed (chronic and acute) for 30%. of the 62914 estimated potential life years lost, acute conditions were responsible for 46%, chronic for 33% and mixed for 21%. …”
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The associations between non-suicidal self-injury and first onset suicidal thoughts and behaviors by Kiekens, G., Hasking, Penelope, Boyes, Mark, Claes, L., Mortier, P., Auerbach, R., Cuijpers, P., Demyttenaere, K., Green, J., Kessler, R., Myin-Germeys, I., Nock, M., Bruffaerts, R.

“…Method: Using discrete-time survival models, based on retrospective age of onset reports from college students (n = 6,393, 56.8% female), we examined associations of temporally prior NSSI with subsequent STB (i.e., suicide ideation, plan, and attempt) controlling mental disorders (i.e., MDD, Broad Mania, GAD, Panic Disorder, and risk for Alcohol Dependence). NSSI characteristics associated with subsequent STB were examined using logistic regressions. …”
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The Interactive Effects of Personality Profiles and Perceived Peer Drinking on Early Adolescent Drinking by Pocuca, N., Hides, L., Quinn, C., White, M., Mewton, L., Newton, N., Slade, T., Chapman, C., Andrews, G., Teesson, M., Allsop, S., McBride, Nyanda

“…Early adolescent drinking has been identified as an important risk factor for the development of alcohol dependence. Both perceived peer drinking and personality profiles have been implicated as risk factors for early adolescent drinking. …”
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Risks of alcohol-attributable hospitalisation and death in Australia over time: Evidence of divergence by region, age and sex. by Pascal, Richard, Liang, Wenbin, Gilmore, William, Chikritzhs, Tanya

“…The conditions which dominated hospitalisations (e.g. alcohol dependence, falls) differed substantially from those underlying alcohol-attributable deaths (e.g. alcoholic liver cirrhosis, road crashes). …”
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Severe psychiatric disorders in mid-life and risk of dementia in late-life (age 65-84 years): A population based case-control study by Zilkens, Renate, Bruce, D., Duke, Janine, Spilsbury, Katrina, Semmens, James

“…The effect of a history of depression, schizophrenia and alcohol dependency on dementia risk varied with age, being strongest for earlier onset late-life dementia and waning at older ages. …”
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