Although affective and substance use disorders frequently co-occur, the role of affective
dysregulation in addiction is often overlooked. This paper reviews the role of affective …

The dominance behavioral system (DBS) can be conceptualized as a biologically based
system that guides dominance motivation, dominant and subordinate behavior, and …

Pathological alcohol use is a complex and costly problem. This chapter focuses on recent
developments in the etiology of alcohol use disorders. Literature is reviewed from the fields …

BACKGROUND:: Substance-abusing individuals tend to display abnormal reward
processing and a vulnerability to being impulsive. Detoxified alcoholics show differences in …

The personality traits constraint (CN) and negative emotionality (NE) have been more (CN)
or less (NE) consistently associated with alcoholism. The authors examined the association …

Experiencing parental substance use (PSU) has been associated with a heightened risk of
developing substance use disorders (SUDs) in offspring. The primary goal of this study was …

Aim: To increase understanding of the consequences of growing up with substance-abusing
parents, including how this can influence the experience of becoming a parent. Methods: In …

Military personnel returning from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan commonly experience
mental health problems and efforts are underway to determine risk and protective factors …

Background. Gender differences in the prevalence of alcohol use disorder (AUD) have
motivated the separate study of its risk factors and consequences in men and women …

The heightened incidence of opioid use during pregnancy has resulted in unprecedented
rates of neonates prenatally exposed to opioids. Prenatal opioid exposure (POE) results in …