Agtas-Ertan, Ece Dogan, Ozlem Ilhan, Inci
Published in
Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire)
Abundant research indicates that ghrelin hormone levels are associated with alcohol use and addiction. One of the mediators of this association may be impulsivity, which is one of the common traits observed in alcohol addiction and some eating disorders. This study evaluated participants with alcohol dependency and healthy volunteers to determine w...
łowicka-smolarek;, małgorzata
Analysis of patients with alcohol dependence (AD) treated in intensive care units has never been performed in Poland. Data from 25,416 adult patients identified in a Silesian Registry of Intensive Care Units were analysed. Patients with AD were identified, and their data were compared with the remaining population. Preadmission and admission variab...
Tanaka, Hitomi Anno, Takatoshi Takenouchi, Haruka Iwamoto, Hideyuki Kaneto, Hideaki Okimoto, Niro Tomoda, Koichi
Published in
Frontiers in Nutrition
Background: Patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD) may develop peripheral edema due to alcohol-related liver, renal, or heart disease. Thiamine deficiency is reported to occur in AUD and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Thiamine deficiency may also cause peripheral edema. Thiamine is essential for optimal glucose metabolism through its role as an...
Funayama, Michitaka Nakajima, Asuka Kurose, Shin Takata, Taketo
Published in
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD
Diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia is challenging in the early stages. Various psychiatric and neurological diseases are misdiagnosed as frontotemporal dementia and vice versa. Here we present a case with right temporal variant of frontotemporal dementia who presented with alcohol dependency and remarkable behavioral symptoms and was first misdia...
Hering, Thomas
Published in
MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin
Vertreter verschiedener medizinischer Fachgesellschaften fordern ein radikales Umdenken der Politik und der Kostenträger. Konkret geht es darum, die Tabakabhängigkeit als Erkrankung anzuerkennen und die Behandlungskosten der Tabakentwöhnung durch die Krankenkassen tragen zu lassen.
Mercado, Alfonso Talavera Garza, Liza Popan, Jason Finn-Nguyen, Kim Sharma, Rachita Colunga-Rodriguez, Cecilia
Published in
Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
This study investigated the association of academic outcomes, romantic relationships, and substance use (tobacco, marijuana, cocaine) with alcohol dependence in a sample of Latino (N = 1,143) college students. Secondary data analysis was conducted on measures of grade point average in college, relationship satisfaction, drug use, and alcohol depend...
Mercado, Alfonso Ramirez, Maria Sharma, Rachita Popan, Jason Avalos Latorre, Maria Luisa
Published in
Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
Although the association between acculturation and substance use among Latino groups is important, it is often understudied, especially within specific Latino groups living in geographically distinct communities, such as the Mexican American population in South Texas. The researchers of this study aimed to better understand the effect of acculturat...
Zheng, Wu Yi Kanesarajah, Jeeva Waller, Michael McGuire, Annabel C Treloar, Susan A Dobson, Annette J
Published in
Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
These findings suggest that military personnel who recalled a higher level of childhood adversity may need to be monitored for poor mental health and, if required, provided with appropriate support.
Thurang, Anna
The number of men and women suffering from alcohol dependency is increasing.Today there are shortcomings in knowledge about the lived experiences of being a woman or a man with alcohol dependency; knowledge which might be of importance for meeting these individual’s specific care needs. The overall aim of the study was to obtain a deeper understand...
Coetzee, Johannes
Published in
London journal of primary care
Background A growing number of patients are presenting to health services with alcohol misuse disorders. The challenge to the NHS is to deliver the most cost-effective treatment solutions for all forms of alcohol misuse disorders. Setting NHS Wandsworth undertook a 12-month pilot to identify the most effective model for delivering treatment for alc...
