Alcohol dependence is a chronic and re-lapsing disease that causes mental and organ damage due to long-term heavy drinking,which has serious adverse effccts on individuals and socicty.Previous studics have shown that ...Alcohol dependence is a chronic and re-lapsing disease that causes mental and organ damage due to long-term heavy drinking,which has serious adverse effccts on individuals and socicty.Previous studics have shown that even after inpatient treatment,the relapse rate of alcohol-dependent patients can be as high as 60%-70%within 3 months after discharge.Currently,the mecha-nisms associated with relapse to drinking in alcohol-dependent patients are still unclear.And most of the studies reported in the past have been about the relationship between psychosocial factors and relapse to drinking,while few studies have examined the relationship between bi-ological indicators and relapse to drinking.Therefore,in this paper,we summarize the recent literature to explore the biological markers related to alcohol dependence relapse and discuss the progress of research on relapse pre-diction,in order to provide reference and help to reduce the relapse rate and improve the quality of life of patients.展开更多
Background: If the alcohol use and dependence disorders are differentiated by the pharmaco-dependence, they share complex relationships with other clinical disorders and personality disorders. The purpose of this pape...Background: If the alcohol use and dependence disorders are differentiated by the pharmaco-dependence, they share complex relationships with other clinical disorders and personality disorders. The purpose of this paper is to produce a model that reflects its relations both among users than among addicts. Method: Data from questionnaires measuring key variables selected for this study have been collected from people with alcohol misuse (n = 83) and alcohol-dependent (n = 81) in rehab. A model of drug dependence has been produced from these data that gives complete satisfaction to the criteria of SEM. Discussion: This model reflects the shift from abuse to a dependent consumption by the presence of feedbacks involving pharmaco-dependence, disturbance of the alcohol consumption by psychological distress and depressive traits. To further guarantee its validity, however it should be tested by collecting data from other surveys.展开更多
Disulfiram remains a viable option as a treatment for alcohol dependence and has been shown in recent studies to be successful in treating patients with alcohol dependence in a manner that is superior to both naltrexo...Disulfiram remains a viable option as a treatment for alcohol dependence and has been shown in recent studies to be successful in treating patients with alcohol dependence in a manner that is superior to both naltrexone and acamprosate. It is also useful in dual diagnosis patients and those with co-morbid cocaine and alcohol dependence. Although disulfiram’s mechanism of action in alcohol dependence was long thought to be its effects as a psychological deterrent, more recent studies have uncovered potential anticraving effects as well. Recent reviews exhort to the importance of supervised disulfiram therapy in highlighting many of the potential and unique benefits of disulfiram. The present article will review the major clinical trials of disulfiram spanning nearly 60 years. It also discusses the usage of disulfiram across diverse populations along with monitoring for compliance and various adverse effects that may be encountered. The paper also reviews certain studies on long acting disulfiram therapy, recent comparative trials of disulfiram and its use in alcohol dependence. The review concludes with the role of disulfiram in the present day and long-term pharmacotherapy of alcohol dependence along with future research needs in this area.展开更多
Background: A previous genome-wide linkage study of alcohol dependence in multiplex families found a suggestive linkage result for a region on Chromosome 1 near microsatellite markers D1S196 and D1S2878. The KIAA0040 ...Background: A previous genome-wide linkage study of alcohol dependence in multiplex families found a suggestive linkage result for a region on Chromosome 1 near microsatellite markers D1S196 and D1S2878. The KIAA0040 gene has been mapped to this region (1q24-q25). A recent genome-wide association study using SAGE (the Study of Addiction: Genetics and Environment) and COGA (Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism) found five SNPs within the KIAA0040 gene significantly associated with alcohol dependence. A meta-analysis using data from these sources also found the KIAA0040 gene significantly associated with alcohol dependence. Methods: Using family data consisting of 1000 individuals with phenotypic data (762 with both phenotype and DNA), finer mapping of a 0.3 cM region that included the KIAA0040 gene and a flanking gene was undertaken using SNPs with minor allele frequency (MAF) ≥ 0.15 and pair-wise linkage disequilibrium (LD) of r2 < 0.8 using the HapMap CEU population. Results: Significant FBAT p-values were observed for six SNPs, four within the KIAA0040 gene (rs2269650, rs2861158, rs1008459, rs2272785) and two adjacent to KIAA0040 (rs10912899 and rs3753555). Five haplotype blocks of varying size were identified using HAPLOVIEW. Analysis using the haplotype-based test function of FBAT revealed one two-SNP block (rs1008459rs2272785) associated with alcohol dependence. This block showed a pattern of transmission in which one haplotype, CT, with a frequency of 0.577 was found to be over-transmitted to affected offspring (p = 0.017) while another haplotype, AG, with a frequency of 0.238 was found to be under-transmitted to affected offspring (p = 0.006). A three-SNP block (rs1008459rs2272785-rs375355) showed an overall significant association (p = 0.011) with alcohol dependence with the haplotype ACT over-transmitted to affected offspring (p = 0.016) and the haplotype GAG undertransmitted (p = 0.002). Conclusions: Family-based association analysis shows the KIAA0040 gene significantly associated with alcohol dependence. The potential importance of the KIAA0040 gene for AD risk is currently unknown. However, the present results support earlier findings from a genome-wide association study.展开更多
BACKGROUND Parental drinking has a direct bearing on children.Behavioral problems such as anxiety and depression are common problems among children whose parents drink heavily.Psychosocial interventions have shown pro...BACKGROUND Parental drinking has a direct bearing on children.Behavioral problems such as anxiety and depression are common problems among children whose parents drink heavily.Psychosocial interventions have shown promising results for anxiety and depression among children;however,few studies have been conducted in the context of children of parents with alcohol dependence in India.AIM To evaluate the efficacy of psychosocial intervention for internalizing behavioral problems among children of parents with alcohol dependence.METHODS A randomized controlled trial with a 2×4 factorial design was adopted with longitudinal measurement of outcomes for 6 mo.Two-hundred and eleven children who met the eligibility criteria(at least one parent with alcohol dependence)at government high schools in Bangalore,India,were randomized to the experimental(n=97)or control group(n=98).The psychosocial intervention was administered to the experimental group in eight sessions(biweekly)over 4 wk after baseline assessment.The intervention focused on identifying and modifying negative thoughts,replacing thinking errors with realistic alternatives,modification of maladaptive behavior,developing adaptive coping skills and building self-esteem.The data was collected pre-intervention and at 1,3 and 6 mo after the intervention.Data were analyzed using SPSS 28.0 version.RESULTS Mean age of the children was 14.68±0.58 years,60.5%were male,56%were studying in 9th standard,70.75%were from nuclear families,and mean family monthly income was 9588.1±3135.2 INR.Mean duration of parental alcohol dependence was 7.52±2.94 years and the father was the alcohol-consuming parent.The findings showed that there were significant psychosocial intervention effects in terms of decreasing anxiety and depression scores,and increasing selfesteem level among experimental group subjects over the 6-mo interval,when compared with the control group(P<0.001).CONCLUSION The present study demonstrated that the psychosocial intervention was effective in reducing anxiety and depression,and increasing self-esteem among children of parents with alcohol dependence.The study recommends the need for ongoing psychosocial intervention for these children.展开更多
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF)plays an important role in the growth,develop-ment,differentiation,injury,repair,survival and apoptosis of nerve cells.Precursor of BDNF(proBDNF)is an im-portant regulator of neu...Brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF)plays an important role in the growth,develop-ment,differentiation,injury,repair,survival and apoptosis of nerve cells.Precursor of BDNF(proBDNF)is an im-portant regulator of neurodegeneration,long-term hippo-campal inhibition and synaptic plasticity.Alcohol depen-dence syndrome(ADS)is a group of chronic recurrent diseases with unknown etiology.Current studies believe that proBDNF plays an important role in the occurrence,development and outcome of ADS.Alcohol dependence patients,like other neurodegenerative diseases,will also have different degrees of cognitive impairment.This arti-cle reviews the research progress on the relationship be-tween BDNF,proBDNF,alcohol dependence and cogni-tive impairment.展开更多
基金Kunming Health Personnel Training Project[2020-SW(technical)-17].
文摘Alcohol dependence is a chronic and re-lapsing disease that causes mental and organ damage due to long-term heavy drinking,which has serious adverse effccts on individuals and socicty.Previous studics have shown that even after inpatient treatment,the relapse rate of alcohol-dependent patients can be as high as 60%-70%within 3 months after discharge.Currently,the mecha-nisms associated with relapse to drinking in alcohol-dependent patients are still unclear.And most of the studies reported in the past have been about the relationship between psychosocial factors and relapse to drinking,while few studies have examined the relationship between bi-ological indicators and relapse to drinking.Therefore,in this paper,we summarize the recent literature to explore the biological markers related to alcohol dependence relapse and discuss the progress of research on relapse pre-diction,in order to provide reference and help to reduce the relapse rate and improve the quality of life of patients.
文摘Background: If the alcohol use and dependence disorders are differentiated by the pharmaco-dependence, they share complex relationships with other clinical disorders and personality disorders. The purpose of this paper is to produce a model that reflects its relations both among users than among addicts. Method: Data from questionnaires measuring key variables selected for this study have been collected from people with alcohol misuse (n = 83) and alcohol-dependent (n = 81) in rehab. A model of drug dependence has been produced from these data that gives complete satisfaction to the criteria of SEM. Discussion: This model reflects the shift from abuse to a dependent consumption by the presence of feedbacks involving pharmaco-dependence, disturbance of the alcohol consumption by psychological distress and depressive traits. To further guarantee its validity, however it should be tested by collecting data from other surveys.
文摘Disulfiram remains a viable option as a treatment for alcohol dependence and has been shown in recent studies to be successful in treating patients with alcohol dependence in a manner that is superior to both naltrexone and acamprosate. It is also useful in dual diagnosis patients and those with co-morbid cocaine and alcohol dependence. Although disulfiram’s mechanism of action in alcohol dependence was long thought to be its effects as a psychological deterrent, more recent studies have uncovered potential anticraving effects as well. Recent reviews exhort to the importance of supervised disulfiram therapy in highlighting many of the potential and unique benefits of disulfiram. The present article will review the major clinical trials of disulfiram spanning nearly 60 years. It also discusses the usage of disulfiram across diverse populations along with monitoring for compliance and various adverse effects that may be encountered. The paper also reviews certain studies on long acting disulfiram therapy, recent comparative trials of disulfiram and its use in alcohol dependence. The review concludes with the role of disulfiram in the present day and long-term pharmacotherapy of alcohol dependence along with future research needs in this area.
文摘Background: A previous genome-wide linkage study of alcohol dependence in multiplex families found a suggestive linkage result for a region on Chromosome 1 near microsatellite markers D1S196 and D1S2878. The KIAA0040 gene has been mapped to this region (1q24-q25). A recent genome-wide association study using SAGE (the Study of Addiction: Genetics and Environment) and COGA (Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism) found five SNPs within the KIAA0040 gene significantly associated with alcohol dependence. A meta-analysis using data from these sources also found the KIAA0040 gene significantly associated with alcohol dependence. Methods: Using family data consisting of 1000 individuals with phenotypic data (762 with both phenotype and DNA), finer mapping of a 0.3 cM region that included the KIAA0040 gene and a flanking gene was undertaken using SNPs with minor allele frequency (MAF) ≥ 0.15 and pair-wise linkage disequilibrium (LD) of r2 < 0.8 using the HapMap CEU population. Results: Significant FBAT p-values were observed for six SNPs, four within the KIAA0040 gene (rs2269650, rs2861158, rs1008459, rs2272785) and two adjacent to KIAA0040 (rs10912899 and rs3753555). Five haplotype blocks of varying size were identified using HAPLOVIEW. Analysis using the haplotype-based test function of FBAT revealed one two-SNP block (rs1008459rs2272785) associated with alcohol dependence. This block showed a pattern of transmission in which one haplotype, CT, with a frequency of 0.577 was found to be over-transmitted to affected offspring (p = 0.017) while another haplotype, AG, with a frequency of 0.238 was found to be under-transmitted to affected offspring (p = 0.006). A three-SNP block (rs1008459rs2272785-rs375355) showed an overall significant association (p = 0.011) with alcohol dependence with the haplotype ACT over-transmitted to affected offspring (p = 0.016) and the haplotype GAG undertransmitted (p = 0.002). Conclusions: Family-based association analysis shows the KIAA0040 gene significantly associated with alcohol dependence. The potential importance of the KIAA0040 gene for AD risk is currently unknown. However, the present results support earlier findings from a genome-wide association study.
文摘BACKGROUND Parental drinking has a direct bearing on children.Behavioral problems such as anxiety and depression are common problems among children whose parents drink heavily.Psychosocial interventions have shown promising results for anxiety and depression among children;however,few studies have been conducted in the context of children of parents with alcohol dependence in India.AIM To evaluate the efficacy of psychosocial intervention for internalizing behavioral problems among children of parents with alcohol dependence.METHODS A randomized controlled trial with a 2×4 factorial design was adopted with longitudinal measurement of outcomes for 6 mo.Two-hundred and eleven children who met the eligibility criteria(at least one parent with alcohol dependence)at government high schools in Bangalore,India,were randomized to the experimental(n=97)or control group(n=98).The psychosocial intervention was administered to the experimental group in eight sessions(biweekly)over 4 wk after baseline assessment.The intervention focused on identifying and modifying negative thoughts,replacing thinking errors with realistic alternatives,modification of maladaptive behavior,developing adaptive coping skills and building self-esteem.The data was collected pre-intervention and at 1,3 and 6 mo after the intervention.Data were analyzed using SPSS 28.0 version.RESULTS Mean age of the children was 14.68±0.58 years,60.5%were male,56%were studying in 9th standard,70.75%were from nuclear families,and mean family monthly income was 9588.1±3135.2 INR.Mean duration of parental alcohol dependence was 7.52±2.94 years and the father was the alcohol-consuming parent.The findings showed that there were significant psychosocial intervention effects in terms of decreasing anxiety and depression scores,and increasing selfesteem level among experimental group subjects over the 6-mo interval,when compared with the control group(P<0.001).CONCLUSION The present study demonstrated that the psychosocial intervention was effective in reducing anxiety and depression,and increasing self-esteem among children of parents with alcohol dependence.The study recommends the need for ongoing psychosocial intervention for these children.
基金Health Research Project of Kunming Municipal Health Project(2021-03-09-001).
文摘Brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF)plays an important role in the growth,develop-ment,differentiation,injury,repair,survival and apoptosis of nerve cells.Precursor of BDNF(proBDNF)is an im-portant regulator of neurodegeneration,long-term hippo-campal inhibition and synaptic plasticity.Alcohol depen-dence syndrome(ADS)is a group of chronic recurrent diseases with unknown etiology.Current studies believe that proBDNF plays an important role in the occurrence,development and outcome of ADS.Alcohol dependence patients,like other neurodegenerative diseases,will also have different degrees of cognitive impairment.This arti-cle reviews the research progress on the relationship be-tween BDNF,proBDNF,alcohol dependence and cogni-tive impairment.