2016
Alcohol Misuse and Co‐Occurring Mental Disorders Among New Soldiers in the U.S. Army
Stein MB, Campbell‐Sills L, Gelernter J, He F, Heeringa SG, Nock MK, Sampson NA, Sun X, Jain S, Kessler RC, Ursano RJ, Collaborators S. Alcohol Misuse and Co‐Occurring Mental Disorders Among New Soldiers in the U.S. Army. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2016, 41: 139-148. PMID: 27883222, PMCID: PMC5205544, DOI: 10.1111/acer.13269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderBinge drinkingAlcohol misuseMental disordersHeavy drinkingAdverse outcomesAssociation of AUDSuicidal ideationProbable alcohol use disorderOnset of AUDSubstance abuse/dependencePrior alcohol use disordersPrior mental disordersLifetime alcohol use disorderStrong bidirectional associationLifetime alcohol consumptionAbuse/dependenceCohort of soldiersBasic combat trainingDiscrete-time survival analysisOverall burdenUse disordersAlcohol consumptionDrug useSurvival analysis
2014
Nf1 Regulates Alcohol Dependence-Associated Excessive Drinking and Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Release in the Central Amygdala in Mice and Is Associated with Alcohol Dependence in Humans
Repunte-Canonigo V, Herman MA, Kawamura T, Kranzler HR, Sherva R, Gelernter J, Farrer LA, Roberto M, Sanna PP. Nf1 Regulates Alcohol Dependence-Associated Excessive Drinking and Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Release in the Central Amygdala in Mice and Is Associated with Alcohol Dependence in Humans. Biological Psychiatry 2014, 77: 870-879. PMID: 25483400, PMCID: PMC4428692, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.07.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic intermittent ethanol vapor exposureGABA releaseWild-type miceGamma-aminobutyric acidAlcohol dependenceCentral amygdalaGamma-aminobutyric acid releaseIntermittent ethanol vapor exposureExcessive drinkingMouse central amygdalaEthanol vapor exposureHeterozygous null miceAlcohol dependence riskInduction of dependenceAlcohol drinkingAlcohol-related behaviorsDependent drinkingBinge drinkingTranslational investigationsNull miceCentral nucleusType 1 geneMiceAmygdalaAcid release