scholarly journals Alcohol Consumption, Craving, and Craving Control Efforts Assessed Daily in the Context of Readiness to Change Among Individuals with Alcohol Dependence and PTSD

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 ◽  
pp. 34-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kendall C. Browne ◽  
Tyler B. Wray ◽  
Cynthia A. Stappenbeck ◽  
Marketa Krenek ◽  
Tracy L. Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Dependence ◽  
Readiness To Change

Symptoms of Alcohol Dependence Predict Suicide Ideation Among Alaskan Undergraduates

Crisis ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 232-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher R. DeCou ◽  
Monica C. Skewes
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Dependence ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Alcohol Problems ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Causal Mechanism ◽  
Students At Risk ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Alcohol Related Problems

Abstract. Background: Previous research has demonstrated an association between alcohol-related problems and suicidal ideation (SI). Aims: The present study evaluated, simultaneously, alcohol consequences and symptoms of alcohol dependence as predictors of SI after adjusting for depressive symptoms and alcohol consumption. Method: A sample of 298 Alaskan undergraduates completed survey measures, including the Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire, the Short Alcohol Dependence Data Questionnaire, and the Beck Depression Inventory – II. The association between alcohol problems and SI status was evaluated using sequential logistic regression. Results: Symptoms of alcohol dependence (OR = 1.88, p < .05), but not alcohol-related consequences (OR = 1.01, p = .95), emerged as an independent predictor of SI status above and beyond depressive symptoms (OR = 2.39, p < .001) and alcohol consumption (OR = 1.08, p = .39). Conclusion: Alcohol dependence symptoms represented a unique risk for SI relative to alcohol-related consequences and alcohol consumption. Future research should examine the causal mechanism behind the relationship between alcohol dependence and suicidality among university students. Assessing the presence of dependence symptoms may improve the accuracy of identifying students at risk of SI.

scholarly journals Validación de un test para determinar el sesgo atencional en pacientes dependientes de alcohol

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 504
Author(s):  
Alvaro Sanchez-Lopez ◽  
Rafael Quinto-Guillen ◽  
Josefa Pérez-Lucas ◽  
Rosa Jurado-Barba ◽  
Isabel Martínez-Grass ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Dependence ◽  
Area Under The Curve ◽  
Attention Bias ◽  
Naming Task ◽  
Color Naming ◽  
Stroop Test ◽  
Stroop Interference ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Interference Effects

Attention bias for alcohol has proved useful to distinguish people with a pathological consumption of people who do not, and dependents who are more likely to fall in consumption. The aim of this study was to validate the Spanish version of the Alcohol Stroop test, designed to evaluate attention biases for alcohol in alcohol-dependent patients. The sample was composed by 173 participants divided into 2 groups: 1) “Patients” (<em>n = </em>88) meeting criteria for alcohol dependence; and 2) “Control” (<em>n = </em>85) having a low risk for alcohol consumption, that completed the Stroop color naming Task (Classic Stroop), the Neutral Stroop test and the alcohol Stroop test. Statistically significant differences were found in the interference effects calculated for the Classic and Alcohol Stroop tests. Patients compared to control participants showed a higher interference effect for alcohol-related stimuli than for neutral stimuli. These effects were accounted by an attention bias for alcohol-related information in patients. ROC curves were calculated for the three interference effects, showing an area under the curve statistically significant in the Classic Stroop interference and the Alcohol Stroop interference. This study provides the validation of the Spanish version of the Alcohol Stroop test that allows to evaluate attention biases for alcohol stimuli in individuals with both pathologic alcohol consumption and alcohol dependence.

scholarly journals Does readiness to change predict subsequent alcohol consumption in medical inpatients with unhealthy alcohol use?

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 636-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Bertholet ◽  
Debbie M. Cheng ◽  
Tibor P. Palfai ◽  
Jeffrey H. Samet ◽  
Richard Saitz
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Readiness To Change ◽  
Unhealthy Alcohol Use ◽  
Unhealthy Alcohol ◽  
Medical Inpatients

scholarly journals REGIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ALCOHOLIC DEPENDENCE SYNDROME

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-85
Author(s):  
Raisa Ya. Khamitova ◽  
D. V. Loskutov
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Dependence ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Psychotic Disorders ◽  
Chronic Alcoholism ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
Positive Trend ◽  
Alcohol Dependence Syndrome

Introduction. There are variable patterns of alcohol consumption in Russia that differ significantly between the regions. Awareness and knowledge of those regional differences are key to the effectiveness of measures to prevent and minimise possible damage to public health caused by alcohol consumption. The purpose. To identify regional characteristics of the dynamics of alcoholism and alcoholic psychosis and dependencies with indicators of the implementation and consumption of alcohol in Mari El in 2006-2017. Material and methods. In a retrospective analysis, they included state statistics and bulletins of the Office of Rospotrebnadzor on RME on the primary incidence and prevalence of alcohol dependence syndrome, chronic alcoholism, AP, acute alcohol poisoning, sales of alcohol through a distribution network in 2006-2017. Results. In the reported period of 2006-2017 there was a decline in determination coefficient (R2) from 0.76 to 0.96 for newly diagnosed cases of alcohol dependence in general, alcoholic psychosis and alcoholism in Mari El. There was a significant decline from 221.6 to 47.5 per 100 thousand in the range of values between regions, but higher rates remained among the rural and urban areas (p = 0.0002). The dynamics of the prevalence of alcoholic psychotic disorders and alcoholism were also on decline. Conclusion. The direction and extent of changes in the medical consequences of alcohol consumption (such as primary morbidity and prevalence of alcohol dependence syndrome, alcoholic psychosis and alcoholism, average duration of the course, number of alcoholic psychosis) in the region and indicators of the implementation and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the reported period can be evaluated as positive. It is crucial to ensure the positive trend in the alcohol consumption pattern and impact on public health in the region becomes a long-lasting one. At the same time, it is necessary to increase attention to the assistance and treatment provided to drug users patient.

Disulfiram-induced epileptic seizures

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. e236296
Author(s):  
Violeta Nogueira ◽  
Mafalda Azevedo Mendes ◽  
Inês Pereira ◽  
Joana Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effect ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Dependence ◽  
Male Patient ◽  
Epileptic Seizure ◽  
Therapeutic Agent ◽  
Epileptic Seizures ◽  
Clinical Complications ◽  
Clonic Seizures

Disulfiram has been widely used for over six decades in the treatment of alcohol dependence, as an aversive therapeutic agent. Despite having very few side effects when taken without concurrent alcohol consumption, some of these may underlie serious clinical complications. Epileptic seizure induction is a rare adverse effect of disulfiram and its aetiological mechanism is unknown. We present a hospitalised 47-year-old male patient with two episodes of generalised tonic-clonic seizures during treatment with disulfiram while abstinent from alcohol.

Alcohol Consumption and Risk of First-Time Venous Thromboembolism in Men and Women

2019 ◽  
Vol 119 (06) ◽  
pp. 962-970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Johansson ◽  
Lars Johansson ◽  
Maria Wennberg ◽  
Marcus Lind
Keyword(s):  
Venous Thromboembolism ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Dependence ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Health Examination ◽  
Standard Drink ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
The Mean ◽  
First Time

Background The relationship between alcohol intake and risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is unclear. Men and women differ in their drinking habits, which may affect a possible association. Objective This article investigates the association between alcohol consumption, alcohol dependence and VTE in the total population as well as in men and women separately. Methods We performed a prospective, population-based cohort study in northern Sweden. Study participants were 108,025 (51% women) persons aged 30 to 60 years who underwent a health examination between 1985 and 2014. We assessed alcohol consumption and defined alcohol dependence using a questionnaire. The outcome was a validated first-time VTE. Results The mean follow-up time was 13.9 years, and 2,054 participants had a first-time VTE. The mean alcohol consumption was 3.5 standard drinks weekly in men and 1.5 in women. Alcohol dependence was found in 10% of men and 3% of women. There was an association between alcohol consumption (hazard ratio [HR], 1.02; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.00–1.03 per standard drink weekly) as well as alcohol dependence (HR, 1.27; 95% CI, 1.06–1.52) and VTE after adjustments. In men, the risk of VTE increased over quartiles of weekly alcohol consumption (p for trend 0.02), with a HR of 1.22 (95% CI, 1.01–1.47) for the highest quartile. Alcohol dependence was associated with VTE in men (HR, 1.30; 95% CI, 1.07–1.59). In women, there were no significant associations. Conclusion High alcohol consumption and alcohol dependence were associated with increased risk of first-time VTE in men, but not in women.

scholarly journals Is Alcohol Consumption Associated with Poor Perceived Academic Performance? Survey of Undergraduates in Finland

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 1369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walid El Ansari ◽  
Abdul Salam ◽  
Sakari Suominen
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Dependence ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Problem Drinking ◽  
Heavy Episodic Drinking ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Living Situation ◽  
Alcohol Behaviors

The relationship between academic performance and alcohol consumption among students remains inconsistent. We assessed this relationship, controlling for sociodemographic characteristics across seven faculties at the University of Turku (1177 undergraduates). An online questionnaire assessed: seven sociodemographic characteristics (age, gender, year/discipline of study, accommodation type, being in intimate relationship, parental education, and income sufficiency); two perceived academic performance (students’ subjective importance of achieving good grades and students’ appraisal of their academic performance compared to peers); and six alcohol consumption behaviors (length of time, amount consumed, frequency, heavy episodic drinking, problem drinking, and possible alcohol dependence). Simple logistic regression assessed relationships between sociodemographic and academic variables with alcohol consumption behaviors; multiple logistic regression assessed the same relationships after controlling for all other variables. Students reported long duration and large amount of drinking (46% and 50%), high frequency of drinking (41%), heavy episodic drinking (66%), problem drinking (29%), and possible alcohol dependence (9%). After controlling, gender was associated with all alcohol consumption behaviors, followed by religiosity (associated with four alcohol behaviors), living situation, marital status, age (each associated with two alcohol behaviors), and parental education and year of study (each associated with one alcohol behavior). Study discipline, income sufficiency, importance of achieving good grades, and academic performance compared to peers were not associated with any alcohol behaviors. Universities need to assess problem drinking and alcohol use disorders among students. Prevention strategies are required to reduce risk. Health promotion efforts could focus on beliefs and expectations about alcohol and target student groups at risk for more efficient and successful efforts.

Inverse association of the obesity predisposing FTO rs9939609 genotype with alcohol consumption and risk for alcohol dependence

Addiction ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 106 (4) ◽  
pp. 739-748 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Sobczyk-Kopciol ◽  
Grazyna Broda ◽  
Marcin Wojnar ◽  
Pawel Kurjata ◽  
Andrzej Jakubczyk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Dependence ◽  
Inverse Association ◽  
Fto Rs9939609
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