Background Alcohol dependence belongs to the globally leading health risk factors.
Therapeutic success of psychosocial programs for relapse prevention is moderate and could …

Based on the knowledge that alcohol misuse causes a multitude of diseases and increased
mortality, this systematic review examines whether a reduction of the individual alcohol …

Abstract The Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS) was devised to provide a short, easily
administered scale which can be used to measure the degree of dependence experienced …

Background Despite its success with compliant or supervised patients, disulfiram has been a
controversial medication in the treatment of alcoholism. Often, study designs did not …

Abstract Developed a 29-item Alcohol Dependence Scale with substantial internal
consistency reliability from the measurement and validation of the alcohol dependence …

The clinical value of assessing degree of alcohol dependence is discussed in relation to
goals of treatment. Further information is then provided on the use, reliability and validity of …

Relapsed alcoholic individuals frequently report that negative emotional states trigger their
return to drinking. A parametric laboratory study was conducted to assess the separate and …

OBJECTIVE: Alcohol and other drugs of abuse stimulate dopamine release in the ventral
striatum, which includes the nucleus accumbens, a core region of the brain reward system …

The comorbidity of eating disorders and substance use and abuse has frequently been
reported in the past 15 years. To date, however, no synthesis of this literature exists. Here …

Introduction Impulsivity is a central feature of drug addiction and may arise as a result of
impaired inhibitory control. The extent to which inhibitory deficits arise as a consequence of …