2024
Neural Correlates of Stress and Alcohol Cue-Induced Alcohol Craving and of Future Heavy Drinking: Evidence of Sex Differences
Radoman M, Fogelman N, Lacadie C, Seo D, Sinha R. Neural Correlates of Stress and Alcohol Cue-Induced Alcohol Craving and of Future Heavy Drinking: Evidence of Sex Differences. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2024, 181: 412-422. PMID: 38706332, PMCID: PMC11117176, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20230849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderPercentage of heavy drinking daysNeural correlates of stressCue-induced cravingHeavy drinking daysAlcohol cravingSex differencesCorrelates of stressDrinking daysAlcohol cue-induced cravingCue-induced alcohol cravingBed nucleus of the stria terminalisSubgenual anterior cingulate cortexAssessment of alcohol cravingHeavy drinkingAlcohol cue reactivityAssociated with poor treatment outcomesCue-induced responsesNeutral cue exposureAssociated with hypoactivationTreatment-seeking adultsHeavy drinking outcomesEvidence of sex differencesVoxel-based regression analysisAnterior cingulate cortex
2017
Effects of varenicline on alcohol cue reactivity in heavy drinkers
Roberts W, Harrison ELR, McKee SA. Effects of varenicline on alcohol cue reactivity in heavy drinkers. Psychopharmacology 2017, 234: 2737-2745. PMID: 28600734, PMCID: PMC5709183, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-017-4667-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of vareniclineHuman laboratory studiesAlcohol use disorderAlcohol cue reactivityHeavy drinkersUse disordersPlacebo-controlled human laboratory studyCue exposureAlcohol useCue reactivityUse of vareniclineFront-line treatmentCue-induced alcohol cravingAlcohol cue exposureTitration periodCue-reactivity paradigmMedication groupPharmacological treatmentMedication effectsAdult smokersTobacco cravingVareniclineMethodsAs partLarge seriesAlcohol craving
2011
Prazosin Effects on Stress‐ and Cue‐Induced Craving and Stress Response in Alcohol‐Dependent Individuals: Preliminary Findings
Fox HC, Anderson GM, Tuit K, Hansen J, Kimmerling A, Siedlarz KM, Morgan PT, Sinha R. Prazosin Effects on Stress‐ and Cue‐Induced Craving and Stress Response in Alcohol‐Dependent Individuals: Preliminary Findings. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2011, 36: 351-360. PMID: 21919922, PMCID: PMC3243763, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01628.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic alpha-1 Receptor AntagonistsAdultAlcoholismAnxietyBlood PressureCuesDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersDouble-Blind MethodEmotionsFemaleHemodynamicsHumansHypothalamo-Hypophyseal SystemImaginationMalePituitary-Adrenal SystemPrazosinSecondary PreventionStress, PsychologicalConceptsCue-induced alcohol cravingNegative emotionsAlcohol-dependent individualsBlunted HPA responseAlcohol cravingAlcohol cuesStress dysregulationTreatment-seeking alcohol-dependent individualsCue-induced alcoholAlcohol cue exposureCue-induced cravingImagery exposureBlood pressureHPA responseLower alcohol cravingCue exposureRelapse susceptibilityPreliminary efficacy studyEmotionsPrazosin groupPlacebo groupCravingCounterbalanced orderControl conditionAnxietyEffects of Adrenal Sensitivity, Stress- and Cue-Induced Craving, and Anxiety on Subsequent Alcohol Relapse and Treatment Outcomes
Sinha R, Fox HC, Hong KI, Hansen J, Tuit K, Kreek MJ. Effects of Adrenal Sensitivity, Stress- and Cue-Induced Craving, and Anxiety on Subsequent Alcohol Relapse and Treatment Outcomes. JAMA Psychiatry 2011, 68: 942-952. PMID: 21536969, PMCID: PMC3668981, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.49.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-dependent patientsAlcohol relapseCue-induced alcohol cravingTreatment outcomesAdrenal sensitivityAlcohol cravingCommunity mental health centerCue-induced anxietyEarly alcohol recoveryHPA axis dysregulationHPA axis functionHPA axis responseMental health centersCue-induced alcoholAlcohol cuesStress-induced alcoholHospital-based research unitAlcohol-dependent individualsCue-induced cravingCorticotropin levelsAxis dysregulationAxis functionAdrenal axisRelapse riskHealthy controls
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