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Posted on May 25, 2013 at 11:25 pm by Lakeside

Affective Temperaments in Alcoholic Patients.
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Alcoholics can be distinguished from controls in terms of cyclothymic traits Ninety-four consecutive responders to treatment alcoholics, 39 with and 55 without psychiatric comorbidity, were compared, regarding affective temperaments, according to the formulation of Akiskal and Mallya, with 50 healthy volunteers displaying the same social characteristics and belonging to the same environment. No differences were …∞

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Posted on May 24, 2013 at 11:22 pm by Lakeside

The Science of Addiction
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Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction This new, 30-page, full-color booklet explains in layman’s terms how science has revolutionized the understanding of drug addiction as a brain disease that affects behavior.  The ‘Science of Addiction’ booklet discusses the reasons people take drugs, why some people become addicted while others do not, how drugs …∞

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Posted on May 23, 2013 at 11:14 pm by Lakeside

Benefits of Alcoholics Anonymous
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Benefits of Alcoholics
Anonymous attendance:
Replication of findings
between clinical research
sites in Project MATCH. We
compared findings on the
benefits associated with
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
attendance across eleven
clinical sites in Project
MATCH. 1,726 clients were
recruited for the study.
Results found that the
largest benefit associated
with AA attendance was
increased abstinence,
followed by reductions in
alcohol-related
consequences. The
magnitude of these
benefits did not differ
between sites. A positive
association was also found
between AA attendance
and increased purpose in
life, but the size of this
relationship was very small
and was statistically
significant only after
controlling for
measurement error.
Several explanations are
offered to reconcile
findings in this

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Posted on May 22, 2013 at 11:12 pm by Lakeside

Neurotransmitter and neuromodulatory mechanisms involved in alcohol abuse and alcoholism.
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  Acute or chronic consumption of alcohol interferes differentially with transmission processes in the CNS, affecting many–if not all–of the known neurotransmitter systems. Conversely, selective pharmacological manipulations of some of these neurotransmitter systems have been shown to reduce ethanol intake and preference as well as the severity of the ethanol withdrawal syndrome in animal models, …∞

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Posted on May 21, 2013 at 10:56 pm by Lakeside

Predictors of Alcoholics Changing
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Predictors of changes in alcohol-related self-efficacy over 16 years. Self-efficacy is a robust predictor of short and long term remission after treatment. This study examined the predictors of self-efficacy in the year after treatment and 15 years later. A sample of 420 individuals with alcohol use disorders was assessed five times over the course of …∞

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Posted on May 19, 2013 at 10:37 pm by Lakeside

Role of religion and spirituality in recovery from drink problems
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  A qualitative study of Alcoholics Anonymous members and South Asian men. The spiritual aspect of recovery for people with drinking problems was explored in a comparative analysis of South Asian men recovering from drink problems and white members of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). In-depth semi-structured interviews were carried out with participants to explore significant factors …∞

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Posted on May 18, 2013 at 10:33 pm by Lakeside

AA Works, Long Term
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Predictors of 4 year outcome of community residential treatment for patients with substance use disorders. Aims This study examined systematically how predictors of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment outcome worked together over time and identified mediators and moderators of outcome. Design The MacArthur model was applied in this naturalistic study to identify how baseline, discharge …∞

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Posted on May 17, 2013 at 10:24 pm by

Treatment Setting
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Brief-TSF Treatment Setting Brief-TSF can be used with both individuals who have never sought treatment and those who had previous treatment and aftercare clients. The model is flexible enough to accommodate all of these client groups. However, since Brief-TSF relies heavily on client involvement in community-based 12 step fellowship and meetings, it would be less …∞

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Posted on May 16, 2013 at 10:09 pm by Lakeside

Mutual-help Helps
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A 3-year study of addiction mutual-help group participation following intensive outpatient treatment BACKGROUND: Addiction-focused mutual-help group participation is associated with better substance use disorder (SUD) treatment outcomes. However, little has been documented regarding which types of mutual-help organizations patients attend, what levels of participation may be beneficial, and which patients, in particular, are more or …∞

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Posted on May 15, 2013 at 9:58 pm by Lakeside

Screening for Alcohol Problems
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Screening for Alcohol
Problems in Primary Care;
A Systematic Review.
Background; Primary care
physicians can play a
unique role in recognizing
and treating patients with
alcohol problems.
Objective; To evaluate the
accuracy of screening
methods for alcohol
problems in primary care.
Methods; We performed a
search of MEDLINE for
years 1966 through 1998.
We included studies that
were in English, were
performed in primary care,
and reported the
performance
characteristics of screening
methods for alcohol
problems against a criterion
standard. Two reviewers
appraised all articles for
methodological content and
results. Results; Thirty-
eight studies were
identified. Eleven screened
for at-risk, hazardous, or
harmful drinking; 27

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