Alcohol use disorders

JP Connor, PS Haber, WD Hall - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Alcohol use disorders are common in developed countries, where alcohol is cheap, readily
available, and heavily promoted. Common, mild disorders often remit in young adulthood …

Systems science and systems thinking for public health: a systematic review of the field

G Carey, E Malbon, N Carey, A Joyce, B Crammond… - BMJ open, 2015 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives This paper reports on findings from a systematic review designed to investigate
the state of systems science research in public health. The objectives were to:(1) explore …

Health psychology: Theory, research and practice

DF Marks, M Murray, A Locke, RA Annunziato… - 2024 - torrossa.com
Welcome to Health Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice (Seventh Edition). This
textbook provides an in-depth introduction to the growing field of health psychology. It is …

Common single nucleotide variants underlying drug addiction: more than a decade of research

KM Bühler, E Giné, V Echeverry‐Alzate… - Addiction …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Drug‐related phenotypes are common complex and highly heritable traits. In the last few
years, candidate gene (CGAS) and genome‐wide association studies (GWAS) have …

Alcohol use disorder: pathophysiology, effects, and pharmacologic options for treatment

RC Wackernah, MJ Minnick, P Clapp - Substance abuse and …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Alcohol use disorders (AUD) continue to be a concerning health issue worldwide. Harmful
alcohol use leads to 2.5 million deaths annually worldwide. Multiple options exist for the …

Nerve growth factor in alcohol use disorders

FM Ceci, G Ferraguti, C Petrella… - Current …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
The nerve growth factor (NGF) belongs to the family of neurotrophic factors. Initially
discovered as a signaling molecule involved in the survival, protection, differentiation, and …

Drosophila and Caenorhabditis elegans as Discovery Platforms for Genes Involved in Human Alcohol Use Disorder

M Grotewiel, JC Bettinger - Alcoholism: Clinical and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Despite the profound clinical significance and strong heritability of alcohol use
disorder (AUD), we do not yet have a comprehensive understanding of the naturally …

Polygenic risk score prediction of alcohol dependence symptoms across population‐based and clinically ascertained samples

JE Savage, JE Salvatore, F Aliev… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Despite consistent evidence of the heritability of alcohol use disorders (AUD s),
few specific genes with an etiological role have been identified. It is likely that AUD s are …

Genetics of alcohol dependence: a review of clinical studies

J Samochowiec, A Samochowiec, I Puls… - …, 2014 - karger.com
Abstract Background/Aims: Alcohol dependence is a common severe psychiatric disorder
with a multifactorial etiology. Since the completion of the human genome project and with …

Contrasting Influences of Drosophila white/mini‐white on Ethanol Sensitivity in Two Different Behavioral Assays

RF Chan, L Lewellyn, JM DeLoyht… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background The fruit fly D rosophila melanogaster has been used extensively to investigate
genetic mechanisms of ethanol (E t OH)‐related behaviors. Many past studies in flies …