- Initiation of and Escalation to High-Intensity Drinking in Young Adults. [Journal Article]JAMA Pediatr. 2023 Jan 30 [Online ahead of print]JP
- CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that understanding ages and patterns of HID initiation and escalation associated with particular risk may facilitate screening for adolescents and young adults.
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- A Reexamination of Drinking Motives in Young Adults: The Development and Initial Validation of the Young Adult Alcohol Motives Scale. [Journal Article]Assessment. 2023 Jan 27 [Online ahead of print]A
- This study reexamined the factor structure of drinking motives using 205 unique items from 18 drinking motives scales with the inclusion of social tension reduction motives, which have been largely neglected in the literature. A new scale was created and compared with the Drinking Motives Questionnaire-Revised (DMQ-R) to predict alcohol use/problems. Young adults (N = 1,049) completed questionnai…
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- Alcohol consumption patterns of the Hungarian general and Roma populations. [Journal Article]
- Harmful alcohol use is a significant public health problem worldwide, though the alcohol-related burden affects disproportionately certain populations and ethnic minorities, with the WHO European Region being the most heavily affected and putting an increased risk on Roma populations. This ethnic minority group is the largest and most vulnerable ethnic minority in Europe and Hungary as well.
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- Susceptibility to interference between Pavlovian and instrumental control predisposes risky alcohol use developmental trajectory from ages 18 to 24. [Journal Article]Addict Biol. 2023 Feb; 28(2):e13263.AB
- Pavlovian cues can influence ongoing instrumental behaviour via Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer (PIT) processes. While appetitive Pavlovian cues tend to promote instrumental approach, they are detrimental when avoidance behaviour is required, and vice versa for aversive cues. We recently reported that susceptibility to interference between Pavlovian and instrumental control assessed via a PIT …
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- Physical Health in Clinical High Risk for Psychosis Individuals: A Cross-Sectional Study. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: This evidence corroborates the need for monitoring physical health parameters in CHR-P subjects, to implement tailored interventions that target daily habits.
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- Spectrum, Screening, and Diagnosis of Alcohol-related Liver Disease. [Review]
- Alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) represents one of the leading causes of chronic liver disease and is a major cause of liver-related deaths worldwide. ALD encompasses a range of disorders including simple steatosis, alcoholic steatohepatitis, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Patients with underlying ALD and continued heavy alcohol consumption can also develop an episode of ac…
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- Liver Transplantation in Alcohol-related Liver Disease and Alcohol-related Hepatitis. [Review]
- Alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD) remains one of the leading causes of chronic liver disease and the prevalence of alcohol-related cirrhosis is still increasing worldwide. Thus, ARLD is one of the leading indications for liver transplantation (LT) worldwide especially after the arrival of direct-acting antivirals for chronic hepatitis C infection. Despite the risk of alcohol relapse, the outco…
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- The relevant research of adverse childhood experiences and "risky drinking" in children of alcoholics in China. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: The childhood adverse experiences contribute to "risky drinking" in COA. This finding in the Chinese context have significant implications for prevention not only in China but in other cultures. There must be greater awareness of the role of ACEs in the perpetuation of alcoholism.
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- Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with significant fibrosis progression in NAFLD. [Journal Article]Hepatol Commun. 2023 Jan 01; 7(1):e0003.HC
- The effect of moderate alcohol consumption on NAFLD histology is disputed. Assessment of alcohol consumption is commonly performed with interview or questionnaires. Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) in blood is a highly sensitive and specific alcohol biomarker, which only forms in the presence of ethanol. PEth has hitherto not been evaluated in longitudinal NAFLD studies. This study aimed to examine the…
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- Harmful Alcohol Use and Associated Socio-Structural Factors among Female Sex Workers Initiating HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. [Journal Article]
- Harmful alcohol use is an important risk factor for premature mortality and morbidity and associated with increased HIV risk and lower uptake of and adherence to HIV interventions. This study aimed to assess the extent of harmful alcohol use and associated socio-structural vulnerability factors among female sex workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, a key population in the HIV epidemic. Data from a …
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- Personality traits associated with Alcohol Dependence Syndrome and its relapse. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: As new factors are being explored for effective management, routine personality profiling is easily accomplished and can give delightful insight into focused and designed management plan.
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- Psychosocial factors and physical activity among workers in Brazil. [Journal Article]Work. 2022 Dec 30 [Online ahead of print]WORK
- CONCLUSIONS: Different factors may be involved in engaging in PA. A broader approach that addresses the singularities of individuals, especially in actions for different patterns of alcohol consumption, is recommended.
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- Age at onset of alcohol consumption and its association with alcohol misuse in adulthood. [Journal Article]Neuropsychopharmacol Rep. 2022 Dec 28 [Online ahead of print]NR
- CONCLUSIONS: The lower the age at the onset of alcohol consumption, the higher the likelihood of alcohol misuse in adulthood. While both males and females showed the same trend in response to the AUDIT-C questions, males tended to have a stronger association between early onset alcohol consumption and alcohol misuse.
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- Swedish High School Students' Drug and Alcohol Use Habits throughout 2020. [Journal Article]
- This study describes gender-specific patterns in alcohol and drug use among Swedish high school students throughout 2020 and questions the current cutoffs for identifying addiction in this population. From September 2020 to February 2021, 1590 Swedish upper secondary high school students (mean age 17.15 years, age range 15-19 years, 39.6% male, and 60.4% female) completed the anonymous, electroni…
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- A Prospective Cohort of Alcohol use and Alcohol-related Problems Before and After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents. [Journal Article]Ann Surg. 2022 Nov 17 [Online ahead of print]AnnS
- CONCLUSIONS: Nearly half of those who underwent MBS as adolescents screened positively for AUD, symptoms of alcohol-related harm, or alcohol-related problems 8 years post-MBS, highlighting the risk for alcohol use and AUD after MBS in adolescents. AUD evaluation and treatment should be integrated into routine long-term care for adolescents undergoing MBS.Key Words.
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- Screening for hazardous alcohol use in the Emergency Department: Comparison of phosphatidylethanol with the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test and the Timeline Follow-back. [Journal Article]Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2022 12; 46(12):2225-2235.AC
- CONCLUSIONS: AUDIT scores were moderately correlated with PEth values in the general ED population. In almost all cases where there was not a good correlation, patients had high PEth values with low AUDIT scores. We conclude that PEth identifies patients with problematic alcohol use who are missed by the AUDIT questionnaire and therefore PEth could be used as an additional screening method for hazardous alcohol use in this population.
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- Association Between Alcohol Use Disorder and Receipt of Direct-Acting Antiviral Hepatitis C Virus Treatment. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: This cohort study suggests that individuals with AUD, regardless of abstinence, were less likely to receive DAA treatment. Improved access to DAA treatment for persons with AUD is needed.
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- The Impact of COVID-19 on the Health-Related Behaviours, Mental Well-Being, and Academic Engagement of a Cohort of Undergraduate Students in an Irish University Setting. [Journal Article]
- Given the well-established impact of COVID-19 on university students' health and lifestyle parameters, the current study sought to investigate these impacts within an Irish university setting. A cross-sectional design was employed, with a 68-item questionnaire instrument disseminated to all Year 2 undergraduate students in the host institution (N = 2752), yielding a 9.7% response rate (n = 266). …
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- Characterization of Problematic Alcohol Use Among Physicians: A Systematic Review. [Journal Article]JAMA Netw Open. 2022 12 01; 5(12):e2244679.JN
- CONCLUSIONS: Studies about problematic alcohol use in physicians demonstrate a high degree of heterogeneity in terms of methods of measurement, definitions for problematic alcohol use, and cohorts assessed. Most studies are primarily self-reported, precluding the ability to determine the true prevalence among the profession. Few studies provide relevant comparisons to aid in identifying key risk groups for targeted interventions.
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- Neighborhood Disadvantage, Patterns of Unhealthy Alcohol Use, and Differential Associations by Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Rurality: A Study of Veterans Health Administration Patients. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: Neighborhood disadvantage may play a role in unhealthy alcohol use in VA patients, particularly those of marginalized racialized groups and those residing in urban areas.
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- Binge drinking indirectly predicts a negative emotional memory bias through coping motivations and depressive symptoms: The role of sex/gender. [Journal Article]Front Psychol. 2022; 13:998364.FP
- CONCLUSIONS: These findings support a relation between binge drinking as well as problematic alcohol use and a self-referent NMB in the context of coping motivations for alcohol use and depressive symptoms. Moreover, the pattern of findings suggests this model primarily holds for females, yet may also apply to males at higher levels of problematic alcohol use.
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- Alcohol use is associated with affective and interoceptive network alterations in bipolar disorder. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: Affective symptomatology in BD is suggested to arise from the aberrant functionality of networks subserving emotive, cognitive, and introspective processes. Taken together, our results suggest that during euthymic periods, alcohol can contribute to the weakening of emotional regulation and response, potentially explaining the increased lability of mood and vulnerability to relapse within the disorder.
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- Does Drinking Culture Induce Problematic Alcohol Use? Evidence From a Military Representative Survey in Korea. [Journal Article]Psychiatry Investig. 2022 Nov; 19(11):937-948.PI
- CONCLUSIONS: A substantial proportion of Korean professional soldiers demonstrated problematic alcohol use. Tolerant drinking culture was shown to have a significant influence on problematic alcohol use in the military. Our findings underscore the need for public health policies that address this drinking culture to mitigate negative health consequences and preserve the forces' combat readiness.
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- Utility of phosphatidylethanol testing as an objective measure of alcohol use during the preoperative evaluation for bariatric surgery. [Journal Article]Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2023 Feb; 19(2):158-164.SO
- CONCLUSIONS: Patients appeared to underreport their alcohol use during the preoperative psychosocial evaluation. There appears to be utility for routine PEth testing as part of the evaluation process to identify those with risky drinking patterns. Patients with preoperative risky drinking could be educated about their risk and/or referred to programs to mitigate the development of preoperative alcohol misuse.
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- Associations between compassion fatigue, burnout and secondary traumatic stress with lifestyle factors in mental health nurses: A multicenter study from Uganda. [Multicenter Study]Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2022 12; 41:221-226.AP
- This cross-sectional study aimed (a) to explore levels of compassion satisfaction, secondary traumatic stress, and symptoms of burnout among Ugandan mental health nurses working in regional referral hospitals in Uganda during the Covid-19 pandemic, and (b) to investigate associations between compassion satisfaction, secondary traumatic stress, and symptoms of burnout and sedentary levels, physica…
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- Alcohol use and its associated factors among Ethiopian military personnel. [Journal Article]BMJ Mil Health. 2022 Nov 25 [Online ahead of print]BM
- CONCLUSIONS: This study provides an initial step to addressing patterns of harmful and hazardous alcohol use in the Ethiopian National Defence Forces. Findings indicate the need to integrate alcohol abuse prevention into existing health education and behaviour change efforts of the Ethiopian National Defence Forces.
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- Comparison of cognition and alexithymia in patients of schizophrenia with and without comorbid alcohol use: A cross-sectional exploratory study. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: Cognitive dysfunction and alexithymia were significantly more in patients of schizophrenia with comorbid alcohol use and positively correlated with the severity of alcohol use disorder.
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- Alcohol use during COVID-19 pandemic on the long run: findings from a longitudinal study in Germany. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: The significant increases in alcohol use is a public health issue during COVID-19 pandemic. The findings show that especially people who drink more hazardously previously tend to drink more under pandemic conditions. Those individuals are particularly at risk for developing substance-related problems.
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- Capturing Russian drinking patterns with the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test: An exploratory interview study in primary healthcare and narcology centers in Moscow. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: The provided analyses on the perception of the Russian AUDIT in different patient and professional groups suggest that a series of amendments in the test should be considered to capture the specific drinking pattern and its potential harms.
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- Public Health Measures and Prevention of Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease. [Review]
- Hazardous alcohol consumption causes approximately 4% of deaths globally, constituting one of the leading risk factors for the burden of the disease worldwide. Alcohol has several health consequences, such as alcohol-associated liver disease, hepatocellular carcinoma, nonliver neoplasms, physical injury, cardiac disease, and psychiatric disorders. Alcohol misuse significantly affects workforce pr…
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