Noel X, Van der Linden M, d’Acremont M, Colmant M, Hanak C, Pelc I, Verbanck P, Bechara A. Addiction. 2005 Sep;100(9):1302-9. AIM: To study cognitive biases for alcohol-related cues on executive function tasks involving mental flexibility and response inhibition in polysubstance abusers with alcoholism. DESIGN: The responses to alcohol- related cues of detoxified polysubstance abusers […]

Junghanns K, Backhaus J, Tietz U, Lange W, Rink L, Wetterling T, Driessen M. Eur Psychiatry. 2005 Aug;20(5-6):451-5. Thirty male alcohol dependent inpatients without concurrent depressive disorder, 13 of them with a positive family history of alcohol dependence in a first degree relative (PFH), were questioned about their desire and consumption habits with respect to […]

Kamarajan C, Porjesz B, Jones KA, Choi K, Chorlian DB, Padmanabhapillai A, Rangaswamy M, Stimus AT, Begleiter H. Biol Psychol. 2005 Jul;69(3):353-73. Response inhibition is considered a core dimension in alcoholism and its co- existing disorders. The major objective of this study is to compare the magnitude and spatial distribution of ERP components during response […]

Sher L, Oquendo MA, Galfalvy HC, Grunebaum MF, Burke AK, Zalsman G, Mann JJ. Addict Behav. 2005 Jul;30(6):1144-53. BACKGROUND: Alcoholism and depression are often comorbid. Studies suggest that depressed subjects with alcoholism have more chronic impairment and suicidal behavior than individuals with either diagnosis alone. The reason for higher rate of suicide and suicide attempts […]

Finn PR, Bobova L, Wehner E, Fargo S, Rickert ME. Addiction. 2005 Jul;100(7):953-62. AIMS: Research suggests that positive alcohol expectancies promote excessive alcohol use while negative alcohol expectancies discourage excessive alcohol use. Evidence suggests that disinhibitory characteristics, such as conduct disorder and impulsivity, are associated with a general neglect of long-term negative outcomes. This study […]

Meyerhoff DJ, Bode C, Nixon SJ, de Bruin EA, Bode JC, Seitz HK. H Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2005 Jul;29(7):1334-40. This article presents the proceedings of a symposium held at the meeting of the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ISBRA) in Mannheim, Germany, in October 2004. Most of what we know about the […]

Cheng JY, Chan DT, Mok VK. Forensic Sci Int. 2005 Oct 29;153(2-3):196-201. This study is designed to evaluate the correlation between fatal vehicle crashes (FVC) and consumption of alcohol and/or drugs among drivers. Between 1996 and 2000 in Hong Kong, a total of 197 FVC cases of deceased drivers were investigated.

Mameli M, Zamudio PA, Carta M, Valenzuela CF. J Neurosci. 2005 Aug 31;25(35):8027-36. Ethanol exposure during fetal development is a leading cause of learning disabilities. Studies suggest that it alters learning and memory by permanently damaging the hippocampus. It is generally assumed that this is mediated, in part, via alterations in glutamatergic transmission. Although NMDA […]

Koposov RA, Ruchkin VV, Eisemann M, Sidorov PI. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2005 Aug;14(5):254-61. INTRODUCTION: Adolescent delinquency and alcohol abuse have become a growing concern in Russia. Psychopathology, a dysfunctional family and specific personality factors have all been linked to addictive and antisocial behavior. Since delinquent youth represent a specific risk group, where alcohol misuse […]

Simons JS, Oliver MN, Gaher RM, Ebel G, Brummels P. Addict Behav. 2005 Aug;30(7):1370-81. The present study examined associations between impulsivity and affect lability and methamphetamine and alcohol abuse and dependence symptoms in a rural inpatient treatment population (N=235). Thirty-two percent of participants reported methamphetamine use in the past 90 days prior to admission. Amphetamine […]