This chapter reviews the effects of chronic heavy alcohol consumption on psychiatric,
neuropsychological, and psychological functioning. Most research reviewed herein was …

Scientific and public interest in the nature of alcohol and drug action and addiction on the
human body, and the psychosocial impact of substance abuse continues to evolve. Insight …

Ethyl alcohol is an organic compound with the molecular formula CH2CH3OH. Alcohol is a
psychoactive substance that is created from the fermentation of sugars exposed to …

Chronic alcohol consumption is associated with numerous adverse health consequences
and is the third leading cause of global disease burden. This entry provides an overview of …

Substance use disorders follow a dynamic course, which involves cycles of development,
maintenance, recovery, and relapse. Dependence on alcohol and drugs develop from …

Interest in the neurobehavioral status of individuals who chronically abuse alcohol and other
psychoactive substances has broadened over the last two decades. Many studies have …

Historically, addiction has been blamed on the individual and their poor choices, but as
behavioral sciences and neuroscience advanced, the numerous effects of alcohol on the …

This review focuses on the relationship between alcohol dependence and neuropsychiatric
and neurocognitive disorders, with an emphasis on the implication of these findings for …

Background: Preclinical studies demonstrate that chronic and heavy alcohol use facilitates
neuroadaptations that perpetuate addiction-like behaviors. In clinical studies, it is unclear …

Objective: Cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and neural dysfunction have been associated
with misuse of alcohol for centuries. Method: Multidisciplinary research efforts have shed …