Hazardous drinking and alcohol use disorders

J MacKillop, R Agabio, SW Feldstein Ewing… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Alcohol is one of the most widely consumed psychoactive drugs globally. Hazardous
drinking, defined by quantity and frequency of consumption, is associated with acute and …

Alcohol use disorder relapse factors: A systematic review

W Sliedrecht, R de Waart, K Witkiewitz, HG Roozen - Psychiatry Research, 2019 - Elsevier
A relapsing-remitting course is very common in patients with an Alcohol Use Disorder
(AUD). Understanding the determinants associated with alcohol resumption remains a …

Mechanisms of behavior change in substance use disorder with and without formal treatment

K Witkiewitz, RA Pfund, JA Tucker - Annual Review of Clinical …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
This article provides a narrative review of studies that examined mechanisms of behavior
change in substance use disorder. Several mechanisms have some support, including self …

Integrating time into stigma and health research

VA Earnshaw, RJ Watson, LA Eaton… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Stigma changes over time: it waxes and wanes through history, is manifested within humans
who develop over time and is tied to statuses (such as attributes, illnesses and identities) …

Is Alcoholics Anonymous religious, spiritual, neither? Findings from 25 years of mechanisms of behavior change research

JF Kelly - Addiction, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a world‐wide recovery mutual‐help
organization that continues to arouse controversy. In large part, concerns persist because of …

Reasons for testing mediation in the absence of an intervention effect: A research imperative in prevention and intervention research

HP O'Rourke, DP MacKinnon - Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs, 2018 - jsad.com
Objective: Mediation models are used in prevention and intervention research to assess the
mechanisms by which interventions influence outcomes. However, researchers may not …

New Australian guidelines for the treatment of alcohol problems: an overview of recommendations

PS Haber, BC Riordan, DT Winter… - Medical Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Summary of recommendations and levels of evidence Chapter 2: Screening and
assessment for unhealthy alcohol use Screening Screening for unhealthy alcohol use and …

Group membership and social identity in addiction recovery.

SA Buckingham, D Frings, IP Albery - Psychology of Addictive …, 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
Despite a growing interest in how group membership can positively impact health, little
research has addressed directly the role social identity processes can have on recovery …

Determining the relative importance of the mechanisms of behavior change within Alcoholics Anonymous: A multiple mediator analysis

JF Kelly, B Hoeppner, RL Stout, M Pagano - Addiction, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Aims Evidence indicates that Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) participation reduces
relapse risk but less is known about the mechanisms through which AA confers this benefit …

Using peer support groups to enhance community integration of veterans in transition.

CE Drebing, E Reilly, KT Henze, M Kelly… - Psychological …, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
Peer support groups, also known as “self-help groups,” provide a unique tool for hel**
veterans working through the military-to-civilian transition to achieve higher levels of social …