Natural History of Male Alcoholism

Trajectories of Alcohol Use Disorders and Their Differential Impact: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Goa, India

“…Our findings of correlates of AUD trajectories are consistent with evidence about outcomes of drinking trajectories from developed countries which indicates that individuals with AUD experience more problems during the follow-up interval, than individuals who become controlled drinkers or abstainers ( Vaillant and Milofsky, 1982 ; McCabe, 1986 ; Finney and Moos, 1991 ). These include social problems, accidents and injuries, psycho-social problems, higher rates of health problems and hospitalizations in sustained AUD compared to recovered AUD ( Ojesjo, 1981 ; McCabe, 1986 ; Gual et al , 2009 ).…”

Reduced Social Network Drinking is Associated with Improved Response Inhibition in Women During Early Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorders: A Pilot Study

“…Replication of these findings in a larger sample would support the important role of social networks in recovery from AUDs. This would be consistent with evidence that the same factors that contribute to the development of AUD have little agency in its remission (Knop et al, 2007;McCutcheon et al, 2012;Penick et al, 2010;Vaillant and Milofsky, 1982). The possibility that social networks are capable of enhancing early cognitive recovery from AUDs even among individuals with a host of risk factors predating the development of AUD, such as childhood abuse or early antisocial behavior, suggests that treatment for AUD might be modified to emphasize social support, while the skills of the therapist might best be used to address issues underlying the development and course of AUD.…”

Pathological gambling and obsessive-compulsive disorder: towards a spectrum of disorders of volition

“…Finally, in 80% of the PG sample, course was intermittent with remissions and relapses likely triggered by gambling opportunities, resembling substance dependence. [47][48] On the contrary, OCD presented more steady symptoms with no apparent external modulators, as reported in a prior study.…”