Now Available -- Alcohol Research: Current Reviews

Now Available -- Alcohol Research: Current Reviews

Now Available -- Alcohol Research: Current Reviews

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Now Available from NIAAA! The Latest Alcohol Research: Current Reviews Stress and Alcohol Edited by Robert Anthenelli, M.D., and Lindsey Grandison, Ph.D. This current volume focuses on "Alcohol and Stress." Although it generally is held that stress increases drinking, the articles in this issue clearly show the complexities of this simple construct. We now know that stress itself is multidimensional. Early-life stressors such as child abuse can cause delayed and long-term consequences. The stress resulting from a traumatic event, such as an earthquake, can produce changes in drinking behavior. The effect of cumulative stressors throughout life can impact drinking as well. In addition to the dynamics of when stress is experienced, the type of stressor and the genetic constitution of the individual, as well as the stage of alcohol exposure all can influence the response to stress. To a social drinker stress can have a different impact than stress for an abstinent alcoholic struggling with relapse. These factors now are better appreciated in the interaction between stress and alcohol use disorders and may help scientists to better decipher the often conflicting and contradicting observations found in the literature today on this subject. Table of Contents Each article is available online in full text. Files also are available for downloading to your favorite e-reader. 381 Editors’ Note [PDF] 383 In This Issue [PDF] 386 Overview: Stress and Alcohol Use Disorders Revisited [PDF] Robert M. Anthenelli, M.D. 391 Stress and Alcohol: Epidemiologic Evidence [PDF] K.M. Keyes, Ph.D.; M.L. Hatzenbuehler, Ph.D; Bridget F. Grant, Ph.D, Ph.D.; and Deborah S. Hasin, Ph.D. 401 Alcohol and Stress in the Military [PDF] Jeremiah A. Schumm, Ph.D., and Kathleen M. Chard, Ph.D. 408 Childhood Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Alcohol Dependence [PDF] Kathleen t. Brady, M.D., Ph.D., and Sudie E. Back, Ph.D. 414 Anxiety and Alcohol Use Disorders: Comorbidity and Treatment Considerations [PDF] Joshua P. Smith, Ph.D., and Carrie l. Randall, Ph.D. 432 How Does Stress Lead to Risk of Alcohol Relapse? [PDF] Rajita Sinha, Ph.D. 441 Neural Pathways of Stress Integration: Relevance to Alcohol Abuse [PDF] James P. Herman, Ph.D. 448 Effects of Alcohol Dependence and Withdrawal on Stress Responsiveness and Alcohol Consumption [PDF] Howard C. Becker, Ph.D. 459 Clinical Laboratory Stressors Used to Study Alcohol–Stress Relationships [PDF] Suzanne Thomas, Ph.D.; Amy K. Bacon, Ph.D.; Rajita Sinha, Ph.D.; Magdalena Uhart, MD; and Bryon Adinoff, M.D. 468 Stress and the HPA Axis: Role of Glucocorticoids in Alcohol Dependence [PDF] Mary Ann C. Stephens, Ph.D., and Gary Wand, M.D. 484 Genetic and Environmental Determinants of Stress Responding [PDF] Toni-Kim Clarke, Ph.D.; Charlotte Nymberg, M.Sc.; and Gunter Schumann, M.D. 495 Stress, Epigenetics, and Alcoholism [PDF] Sachin Moonat, M.S., and Subhash C. Pandey, Ph.D. 506 Resilience to Meet the Challenge of Addiction: Psychobiology and Clinical Considerations [PDF] Tatanja N. Alim, M.D.; William B. Lawson, M.D.; Adriana Feder, M.D.; Brian M. Iacoviello, Ph.D.; Shireen Saxena, M.S.; Christopher R. Bailey, B.A.; Allison M.Greene, M.S.; and Alexander Neumeister, M.D. 516 Treatment of Alcohol Dependence With Drug Antagonists of the Stress Response [PDF] Amanda E. Higley, Ph.D.; George F. Koob, Ph.D.; and Barbara J. Mason, Ph.D 522 Glossary [PDF] 525 Index [PDF]