Neuroticism, alexithymia and emotion dysregulation are key traits and known risk factors for
several psychiatric conditions. In this systematic review, the aim is to evaluate the genetic …

Background: Currently, the topic of dental implants is widely researched. However, still
compromising are the factors that can affect implant loss as a consequence of marginal …

The dopaminergic system is a crucial element of the addiction processes. The dopamine
transporter modulates the dynamics and levels of released dopamine in the synaptic cleft …

Background: Research on the hypodopaminergic hypothesis of addictions showed that
hypodopaminergic activity in males predicted the number of drugs used and is associated …

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics of
smokers in a private medical university in Malaysia and to examine whether there is an …

Compared to other addictive substances, patients with cannabis addiction are significantly
outnumbered by those who report dependence on other, more addictive substances …

This study explored whether personality relates to past and subsequent use of illicit drugs. A
near-representative sample of 12,525 Australian adults (5772 men; 6743 women) …

Introduction A therapeutic approach to severe obesity is bariatric surgery (BS), which is
considered an effective intervention for ameliorating comorbidities such as T2DM …

Introduction Expectancies of costs and benefits can be predictive of tobacco use, as well as
cessation attempts and success. Measuring electronic cigarette (ECIG) expectancies is in its …

We nowadays record growing numbers of e-cigarette users. The development of nicotine
dependence is a result of many factors, including genetics and personality. In this study we …