Addictions are prevalent psychiatric disorders that confer remarkable personal and social
burden. Despite substantial evidence for their moderate, yet robust, heritability (approx …

Addictions are serious and common psychiatric disorders, and are among the leading
contributors to preventable death. This selective review outlines and highlights the need for …

Abstract Purpose of Review With the advent of the genome-wide association study (GWAS),
our understanding of the genetics of addiction has made significant strides forward. Here …

Aims To illustrate how modern neurobiological approaches will help to identify the
neurocircuits and genes involved in addictive behavior. Background The current disorder …

Drug addiction remains a substantial health issue with limited treatment options currently
available. Despite considerable advances in the understanding of human genetic …

Drug addiction is a common brain disorder that is extremely costly to the individual and to
society. Genetics contributes significantly to vulnerability to this disorder, but identification of …

Drug addiction involves long-term behavioral abnormalities that arise in response to
repeated exposure to drugs of abuse in vulnerable individuals. It is a multifactorial syndrome …

This chapter will summarize genetics findings derived from various strategies and highlight
important neural markers (or correlates) in some specific and extensively studied genes …

The addictions are common chronic psychiatric diseases that today are prevented and
treated using relatively untargeted and only partially effective methods. The addictions are …

Addiction is an international public health problem. It is a polygenic disorder best
understood by accounting for the interplay between genetic and environmental factors. A …