Sher L. Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2005 Jul-Sep;17(3):291-4. Background: Suicide in adolescents and young adults is a serious medical and social problem. One factor that has been consistently implicated in suicide is alcohol use. This study examined the relation between rates of suicide in 15-24-year-olds and per capita consumption of alcohol beverages in European […]
Doggett C, Burrett S, Osborn D, Osborn D. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005 Oct 19;4:CD004456. BACKGROUND: One potential method of improving outcome for pregnant or postpartum women with a drug or alcohol problem is with home visits.
Moss M. Clin Infect Dis. 2005 Nov 15;41 Suppl 7:S490-7. The annual incidences of severe sepsis in several industrialized nations have recently been reported to be 50-100 cases per 100,000 persons. These numbers exceed the estimated rates for other diseases that hold a heightened public awareness, including breast cancer and acquired immune deficiency syndrome. There […]
Hasin DS, Goodwin RD, Stinson FS, Grant BF. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2005 Oct;62(10):1097-1106. OBJECTIVE: To present nationally representative data on 12-month and lifetime prevalence, correlates, and comorbidity of DSM-IV major depressive disorder (MDD) among adults in the United States. Design/Setting/ PARTICIPANTS: Face-to-face survey of more than 43 000 adults aged 18 years and older residing […]
Muthusami KR, Chinnaswamy P. Fertil Steril. 2005 Oct;84(4):919-24. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of chronic alcoholism on the male fertility hormones and quality of semen.DESIGN: Non-probability purposive clinical study.SETTING: Addiction treatment center and an academic research environment.PATIENT(S): Sixty-six alcoholics free from smoking and drug abuse who consumed a minimum of 180 mL of alcohol per […]
Mabiala-Babela JR, Mahoungou-Guimbi KC, Massamba A, Senga P. Sante. 2005 Jul-Sep;15(3):153-60 (in French). The objectives of the present paper are to assess the frequency of alcohol use among Congolese teenagers and to identify the epidemiological factors linked with problem drinking. A cross-sectional survey, conducted throughout Brazzaville (Congo), targeted a representative sample of 4315 adolescents (1984 […]
Ros LT. Bratisl Lek Listy. 2008;109(10):459-60. Department of Neurosurgery, Central University Teaching Hospital with Policlinic, Armed Forces School of Medicine, Independent Public Health Care Institution, Warszawa, Poland. The authors regard gambling as addiction. A detailed psychiatric examination revealed the obsessive-compulsive syndrome in the patient. The authors treated the patient systematically using the individual psychotherapy and […]
Sher L, Oquendo MA, Conason AH, Brent DA, Grunebaum MF, Zalsman G, Burke AK, Mann JJ. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2005 Oct;112(4):266-71. Objective: To compare clinical features of depressed subjects without alcoholism but with a family history of alcoholism to a depressed group without alcoholism and without a family history of alcoholism. Method: Clinical and demographic […]
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 […]
