...Rachel Visontay; Margot P. van de Weijer; Jorien L. Treur Background: Traditional epidemiological evidence suggests various associations exist between alcohol and mental/cognitive health outcomes. However, whether these reflect causal relationships remains unclear. Mendelian randomization (MR...

... the client’s alcohol use. Despite achieving beneficial effects on alcohol consumption, its possible mechanisms of change are a relatively under-studied topic compared to those of other alcohol treatment interventions. This study aimed to explore therapist skills through which social behaviour and network...

... undergoing inpatient-qualified alcohol withdrawal treatment with the goal of referring patients to further treatment. The MfT scale has previously been evaluated in different settings of substance abuse treatment, revealing factorial ambiguity. To the best of our knowledge, the present study is the first...

..., we investigated the role of cue-elicited multisensory imagery on alcohol craving in individuals who are hazardous and social drinkers compared to mental and neutral imagery conditions. Methods: In an online experiment, hazardous and social drinkers ( N = 348) between 18 and 45 years old were...

...Witness Mapanga; Ashleigh Craig; Asanda Mtintsilana; Siphiwe N. Dlamini; Justin Du Toit; Lisa J. Ware; Shane A. Norris Introduction: During the first phase of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic lockdowns in South Africa (SA), both alcohol and tobacco were considered non-essential goods...

...Christopher Sundström; Niels Eék; Martin Kraepelien; Viktor Kaldo; Anne H. Berman Introduction: Internet interventions for alcohol problems are effective, but not all participants are helped. Further, the importance of adherence has often been neglected in research on internet interventions...

...Steffen Moritz; Anja S. Göritz; Simone Kühn; Josefine Gehlenborg Introduction: Craving alcohol is a core symptom of alcohol use disorder (AUD) and an important target for treatment. A new line of treatment for AUD aims at overriding the urge to consume alcohol by changing implicit cognitions via...

...Megan Cook; Sandra Kuntsche; Koen Smit; Carmen Voogt; Amy Pennay; Emmanuel Kuntsche Introduction: Evidence suggests an association between perceived alcohol-related norms and personal consumption. These perceptions develop over years of observation and exposure to alcohol, likely beginning in early...

...Johanna Leona Kummetat; Anya Leonhard; Jakob Manthey; Sven Speerforck; Georg Schomerus Introduction: Stigma towards alcohol-related conditions is more pronounced than stigma against any other mental illness and has remained high throughout past decades. Although alcohol consumption is a known...

... from a substance use disorder (SUD). Methods: A systematic search of scholarly databases using the broad search criteria of (“drug” OR “alcohol” OR “substance”) AND (“addiction” OR “dependence” OR “misuse” OR “disorder” OR “abuse” OR harm*) AND (“chatbot” OR “bot” OR “conversational agent...

...; Sabine Hoffmann Introduction: Alcohol consumption in Germany is associated with considerable health and economic consequences. In addition to prevention, the early detection and differential treatment of those affected play an important role. The guideline “Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Alcohol...

...Jim McCambridge; Gemma Mitchell Introduction: Debates in the peer-reviewed literature on alcohol industry involvement in science have been polarized, with the activities of the International Center on Alcohol Policies and industry provision of research funding being particularly contentious. We...

...) the association between the country-level prevalence of HED and the risk of experiencing harm from others’ drinking-related aggression and (2) if HED at the country level modifies the association between consumption of alcohol per capita (APC) and such harm. Methods: Outcome data from 32,576 participants from 19...

... and alcohol use disorder (AUD) remain heterogeneous. This study aims to investigate the relationship between a proxy of AUD and different sport practices, more specifically focusing on EA. Methods: One thousand nine hundred eighty-five ( N = 1,985) participants were recruited online and selected to represent...

...Zoé Bollen; Arthur Pabst; Coralie Creupelandt; Sullivan Fontesse; Alice Laniepce; Pierre Maurage Introduction: The COVID-19 outbreak and the related lockdown measures have raised concerns regarding mental health, including alcohol misuse. Preliminary studies investigated alcohol consumption...

... with substance use disorder are at greater risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection than people in the general population. Methods: A population-based study was conducted including 3,780 individuals, diagnosed with alcohol or other drug dependence and cared...

.... This results in millions of people being isolated for long periods, which may increase feelings of worry and anxiety. As the consumption of alcohol and tobacco is an often used dysfunctional strategy to cope with such feelings, these restrictions might cause an increase of consumption. Already at the beginning...

..., alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, synthetic cannabinoids, ecstasy, and others) in a large-scale sample of a general population. It also intends to examine related sociodemographic factors. Methods: This study is based on a cross-sectional survey conducted with a nationally representative sample of 24,494...

...) who reported having consumed alcohol in the past month completed an online visual search task that measured reward-related attentional capture as well as the Habit Reward Fear Scale, a measure of drinking motives. Participants also completed measures of psychological distress, impulsivity, compulsive...

...Pol Rovira; Carolin Kilian; Maria Neufeld; Harriet Rumgay; Isabelle Soerjomataram; Carina Ferreira-Borges; Kevin D. Shield; Bundit Sornpaisarn; Jürgen Rehm Introduction: Prevention of cancer has been identified as a major public health priority for Europe, and alcohol is a leading risk factor...