Alcohol consumption: biochemical and personality correlates in a college student population
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Information on alcohol use among 28 male and 60 female college students, including data on their personality traits as recorded by the Sensation Seeking Scale V (SSSV) and the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) reveal high SSSV scores, enhanced testosterone levels and minimal monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity as the causes of variations in alcohol use patterns of males. Women's alcohol consumption patterns are significantly influenced by high SSSV scores, enhanced dopamine beta hydroxylase (DBH) activity and young age. The samples' biochemical variables such as MAO, DBH activity and testosterone levels are recorded during the course of the analysis.
Publication Name: Addictive Behaviors
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0306-4603
Year: 1995
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Optimizing the cost-effectiveness of alcohol treatment: a rationale for extended case monitoring
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A flexible long-term low-intensity follow-up procedure for alcohol abusers, called 'extended case monitoring,' is described. Designed especially to reduce long-term health-care use and costs, the protocol is predicted to be particularly effective for women, individuals with comorbid Axis I disorders and those lower in sociopathy. The new service delivery approach is an adjunct to, rather than a replacement for, standard acute treatment for alcohol problems. It has a tapered schedule of planned contacts with program participants after the planned end of treatment to avoid it reacting belatedly to clinical deterioration and relapse.
Publication Name: Addictive Behaviors
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0306-4603
Year: 1999
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Neuropsychological function and psychosocial status of alcohol rehabilitation program residents
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The relationships between changes in psychosocial status and neuropsychological functions of alcohol rehabilitation program participants are evaluated. The study, which used a sample of 74 adults randomly assigned into two groups, found that reduced alcohol consumption coincided with improved baseline neuropsychological function. Participants who remained with the program were predominantly Black, homeless and had less alcohol consumption.
Publication Name: Addictive Behaviors
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0306-4603
Year: 1997
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