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Alcohol Use Disorder and Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease

Alcohol Research, 2022
This article is part of a Festschrift commemorating the 50th anniversary of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).
Resham Ramkissoon, Vijay H. Shah
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Alcohol use, dementia risk, and sex: a systematic review and assessment of alcohol-attributable dementia cases in Europe

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background High-risk alcohol use is an established modifiable risk factor for dementia. However, prior reviews have not addressed sex differences in alcohol-related dementia risk.
Carolin Kilian, Sinja Klinger, Jürgen Rehm, Jakob Manthey   +3 more
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Treatment seeking for alcohol-related issues during the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of an addiction-specialized psychiatric treatment facility

Heliyon, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic and its societal impact may cause long-term behavioral changes in alcohol use due to increased psychological distress, unemployment, and time spent home.
Mitchell J. Andersson, Anders Håkansson
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Gabapentin for alcohol use disorder

Canadian Family Physician, 2021
Is gabapentin an effective treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD)? Gabapentin treatment avoided more heavy drinking days (> 5 standard drinks/day) than placebo (27% vs 9%). Gabapentin can be a second-line, off-label option to treat AUD. However, there is mixed evidence and concerns about abuse-
Justin, Weresch, Jessica, Kirkwood, Christina S, Korownyk   +2 more
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Prevalence of major depressive disorder in adult patients with alcohol use disorder admitted in the psychiatric ward at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan

Population Medicine, 2023
Introduction The increasing prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) in alcohol use disorder (AUD) is associated with detrimental consequences, affecting the course and outcome of each disorder.
Bikram Chhetri, Ugyen Dem, Zimba letho, Kipchu Tshering, Borut Skodlar   +4 more
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A Structural Barrier to Healthcare: Stigma of Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders Among Health Care Workers

European Psychiatry, 2022
Introduction Individuals with substance use disorders are considered unpredictable and violent by the public. Besides, health care workers (HCW) may have negative attitudes towards them, despite their knowledge about addiction; which is related to lower
İ.G. Yilmaz-Karaman, T. Gündüz, G. Güleç   +2 more
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Alcohol disorder amongst forcibly displaced persons in northern Uganda. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Alcohol use may be a coping mechanism for the stressors related to forced displacement. The aim of this study was to investigate levels and determinants of alcohol disorder amongst internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Uganda ...
Felix Ocaka, Kaducu, Browne, John, John Browne, Egbert Sondorp, Oyok, Thomas, Roberts, Bayard, Sondorp, Egbert, Kaducu Felix Ocaka, Thomas Oyok, Bayard Roberts   +9 more
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Baclofen for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis: 10 Years After the First Evidence

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2018
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is a chronic and relapsing condition characterized by harmful alcohol intake and behavioral-cognitive changes. AUD is the most common cause of liver disease in the Western world. Alcohol abstinence is the cornerstone of therapy
Carolina Mosoni, Carolina Mosoni, Tommaso Dionisi, Tommaso Dionisi, Gabriele Angelo Vassallo, Gabriele Angelo Vassallo, Antonio Mirijello, Claudia Tarli, Claudia Tarli, Mariangela Antonelli, Mariangela Antonelli, Luisa Sestito, Luisa Sestito, Maria Margherita Rando, Maria Margherita Rando, Alberto Tosoni, Alberto Tosoni, Salvatore De Cosmo, Antonio Gasbarrini, Giovanni Addolorato, Giovanni Addolorato   +20 more
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Prevalence of adult ADHD in patients with substance use disorder in North East India

Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 2022
Background: Attention deficit and hyperactive disorder (ADHD) often co-exist with substance use disorders (SUD) both in adolescents and adults. Untreated ADHD can lead to multiple relapses, sociooccupational dysfunction and may worsen the outcome of SUD.
Biswajeet Samal, Gojendra Senjam, Jayaprakash Russell Ravan, Heramani Singh Ningombam, Rama Chandra Das, Sudipta Kumar Das   +5 more
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Chronological relationship between antisocial personality disorder and alcohol dependence [PDF]

, 2002
Personality disorders, and particularly antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), frequently co-occur with alcohol dependence. ASPD is considered to be an important cofactor in the pathogenesis and clinical course of alcohol dependence.
Preuss, Ulrich W., Soyka, Michael, Bahlmann, Miriam   +2 more
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