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Alcohol abuse

Known as: drinking problem, ethanol abuse, drinking problems 
The use of alcoholic beverages to excess, either on individual occasions ("binge drinking") or as a regular practice.
National Institutes of Health

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AOD dependentAcute alcoholic intoxicationAcute alcoholic intoxication in alcoholismAlcohol consumption
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Narrower (2)

Acute alcohol abuseMarchiafava-Bignami Disease

Broader (5)

Alcohol or Other Drugs useDrug abuseSubstance Use DisordersSubstance abuse problem
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Review
2007
Review
2007
Prevalence, correlates, disability, and comorbidity of DSM-IV alcohol abuse and dependence in the United States: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.
CONTEXT Epidemiologic information is important to inform etiological research and service delivery planning. However, current… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Alcohol abuse and dependence among U.S. college students.
OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of alcohol abuse and dependence among U.S. college students, and to identify characteristics… Expand
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Adverse childhood experiences and personal alcohol abuse as an adult.
Adult alcohol abuse has been linked to childhood abuse and family dysfunction. However, little information is available about the… Expand
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The AUDIT alcohol consumption questions (AUDIT-C): an effective brief screening test for problem drinking. Ambulatory Care Quality Improvement Project (ACQUIP). Alcohol Use Disorders Identification…
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the 3 alcohol consumption questions from the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C) as a brief… Expand
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Review
1998
Review
1998
Comorbidity measures for use with administrative data.
OBJECTIVES This study attempts to develop a comprehensive set of comorbidity measures for use with large administrative inpatient… Expand
Review
1997
Review
1997
Lifetime co-occurrence of DSM-III-R alcohol abuse and dependence with other psychiatric disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey.
OBJECTIVE To study patterns of co-occurrence of lifetime DSM-III-R alcohol disorders in a household sample. METHODS Data came… Expand
Review
1997
Review
1997
Age at onset of alcohol use and its association with DSM-IV alcohol abuse and dependence: results from the National Longitudinal Alcohol Epidemiologic Survey.
Data from 27,616 current and former drinkers interviewed in the 1992 National Longitudinal Alcohol Epidemiologic Survey were used… Expand
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Review
1990
Review
1990
Alcohol myopia. Its prized and dangerous effects.
This article explains how alcohol makes social responses more extreme, enhances important self-evaluations, and relieves anxiety… Expand
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Review
1988
Review
1988
Childhood personality predicts alcohol abuse in young adults.
431 children (233 boys, 198 girls) born in Stockholm, Sweden, had a detailed behavioral assessment at 11 years of age, including… Expand
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Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Inheritance of alcohol abuse. Cross-fostering analysis of adopted men.
The inheritance of alcoholism was studied in 862 Swedish men adopted by nonrelatives at an early age. Both the congenital and… Expand
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