2024
Nerve growth factor gene polymorphisms may be associated with heroin dependence in women but do not mediate specific personality traits
Kuo S, Lin C, Tsou C, Yeh Y, Yang B, Chen C, Huang C, Huang S. Nerve growth factor gene polymorphisms may be associated with heroin dependence in women but do not mediate specific personality traits. European Archives Of Psychiatry And Clinical Neuroscience 2024, 1-12. PMID: 39311999, DOI: 10.1007/s00406-024-01906-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTridimensional Personality QuestionnairePersonality traitsHeroin dependenceHarm avoidanceBarratt Impulsiveness Scale version 11Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire scoresTrait of impulsivityAssociated with heroin dependenceChinese versionBIS-11Reward processingPersonality QuestionnaireAssociated with traitsFemale HD patientsNeurotrophic factors nerve growth factorFemale subgroupPotential confounding effectsHD patientsGenetic contributionPersonsTraitsCo-occurrenceGene polymorphismsVersion 11Confounding effects
2020
Diagnostic Reliability and Validity of the Semi-Structured Assessment for Drug Dependence and Alcoholism (SSADDA) Chinese Version
Yang BZ, Wang LJ, Huang MC, Wang SC, Tsai MC, Huang YC, Nuñez YZ, Ng MH, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J, Chen CK. Diagnostic Reliability and Validity of the Semi-Structured Assessment for Drug Dependence and Alcoholism (SSADDA) Chinese Version. Complex Psychiatry 2020, 6: 62-67. PMID: 34882761, PMCID: PMC7923924, DOI: 10.1159/000511606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSD diagnosisSemi-Structured AssessmentTest-retest reliabilityDependence diagnosisDrug dependenceΚ statisticDiagnostic reliabilityStructured Clinical InterviewCohen κ statisticChance-corrected agreementClinician versionSubstance dependence diagnosesNicotine dependencePsychiatric disordersClinical InterviewAlcohol dependenceDSM-IVDiagnosisSubstance useChinese versionOpioidsValid instrumentConcurrent validityKetamineMethamphetamine