Alcohol is a major contributor to global disease and a leading cause of preventable death,
causing approximately 88,000 deaths annually in the United States alone. Alcohol use …

Since DSM-IV was published in 1994, its approach to substance use disorders has come
under scrutiny. Strengths were identified (notably, reliability and validity of dependence), but …

Problematic alcohol use (PAU), a trait that combines alcohol use disorder and alcohol-
related problems assessed with a questionnaire, is a leading cause of death and morbidity …

The goal of this guideline1 is to improve the quality of care and treatment outcomes for
patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD), as defined by DSM-5 (American Psychiatric …

The field of behavioral economics has made important inroads into the understanding of
substance use disorders through the concept of reinforcer pathology. Reinforcer pathology …

This article proposes a heuristic framework for the Addictions Neuroclinical Assessment that
incorporates key functional domains derived from the neurocircuitry of addiction. We review …

Behavioral Genetics, Fifth Edition provides an engaging and clear overview of human and
animal behavioral genetics that is designed to introduce students in the behavioral …

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

Alcohol consumption is an integral part of daily life in many societies. The benefits
associated with the production, sale, and use of alcoholic beverages come at an enormous …

• Genetic and environmental influences modulating risk of substance use disorders change
developmentally and across the lifespan.• Genes involved in vulnerability to addictions …