alcohol consumption

Effectiveness of a Feedback-Based Brief Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Use in Community Substance Use Disorders.

Effectiveness of a Feedback-Based Brief Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Use in Community Substance Use Disorders.

Alcohol Treat Q. 2013; 31(186): 186-205
Worden BL, McCrady BS

Feedback brief interventions for alcohol use problems have been highly effective with undergraduate populations.… Continue reading

Psychometric Properties of a Spanish-Language Version of the Short Inventory of Problems.

Psychometric Properties of a Spanish-Language Version of the Short Inventory of Problems.

Psychol Addict Behav. 2013 Jun 17;
Kiluk BD, Dreifuss JA, Weiss RD, Horigian VE, Carroll KM

Hispanic Americans are substantially underrepresented in clinical and research samples for… Continue reading

Differential Regulation of the Period Genes in Striatal Regions Following Cocaine Exposure.

Differential Regulation of the Period Genes in Striatal Regions following Cocaine Exposure.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(6): e66438
Falcon E, Ozburn A, Mukherjee S, Roybal K, McClung CA

Several studies have suggested that disruptions in circadian rhythms contribute to the… Continue reading

Rapid Buildup of Brain White Matter Hyperintensities Over 4 Years Linked to Ambulatory Blood Pressure, Mobility, Cognition, and Depression in Old Persons.

Rapid Buildup of Brain White Matter Hyperintensities Over 4 Years Linked to Ambulatory Blood Pressure, Mobility, Cognition, and Depression in Old Persons.

J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2013 Jun 13;
Wolfson L, Wakefield DB, Moscufo N, Kaplan… Continue reading

Psychotic Experiences and Social Functioning: A Longitudinal Study.

Psychotic experiences and social functioning: a longitudinal study.

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2013 Jun 7;
Sullivan S, Lewis G, Wiles N, Thompson A, Evans J

PURPOSE: Both adolescent psychotic experiences and poor social functioning precede psychotic disorder; however, whether… Continue reading

Prenatal Exposure to Psychostimulants Increases Impulsivity, Compulsivity, and Motivation for Rewards in Adult Mice.

Prenatal exposure to psychostimulants increases impulsivity, compulsivity, and motivation for rewards in adult mice.

Physiol Behav. 2013 Jun 2;
Lloyd SA, Oltean C, Pass H, Phillips B, Staton K, Robertson CL, Shanks RA

Given the widespread use and misuse… Continue reading

Caudal Epidural Blockade in Adolescents.

Caudal epidural blockade in adolescents.

Saudi J Anaesth. 2013 Jan; 7(1): 57-60
Schloss B, Jayanthi VR, Bhalla T, Tobias JD

Various options are available for the provision of analgesia following major surgical procedures including systemic opioids and regional anesthetic… Continue reading

Predictors of Retention in a Drug-Free Unit/substance Abuse Treatment in Prison.

Predictors of retention in a drug-free unit/substance abuse treatment in prison.

Int J Law Psychiatry. 2013 May 21;
Casares-López MJ, González-Menéndez A, Festinger DS, Fernández-García P, Fernández-Hermida JR, Secades R, Matejkowski J

The high rate of dropout from treatment… Continue reading

ELK1 Transcription Factor Linked to Dysregulated Striatal Mu Opioid Receptor Signaling Network and OPRM1 Polymorphism in Human Heroin Abusers.

ELK1 Transcription Factor Linked to Dysregulated Striatal Mu Opioid Receptor Signaling Network and OPRM1 Polymorphism in Human Heroin Abusers.

Biol Psychiatry. 2013 May 20;
Sillivan SE, Whittard JD, Jacobs MM, Ren Y, Mazloom AR, Caputi FF, Horvath M, Keller… Continue reading

I Am Your Smartphone and I Know You Are About to Smoke: The Application of Mobile Sensing and Computing Approaches to Smoking Research and Treatment.

I Am Your Smartphone and I Know You Are About to Smoke: The Application of Mobile Sensing and Computing Approaches to Smoking Research and Treatment.

Nicotine Tob Res. 2013 May 23;
McClernon FJ, Roy Choudhury R

Much is known… Continue reading