"Alcoholism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. The disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking, most notably denial. Each of these symptoms may be continuous or periodic. (Morse & Flavin for the Joint Commission of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and the American Society of Addiction Medicine to Study the Definition and Criteria for the Diagnosis of Alcoholism: in JAMA 1992;268:1012-4)
| Descriptor ID |
D000437
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C25.775.100.250 F03.900.100.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Alcoholism- Alcoholism
- Alcohol Dependence
- Dependence, Alcohol
- Alcohol Addiction
- Addiction, Alcohol
- Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
- Chronic Alcoholic Intoxication
- Intoxication, Chronic Alcoholic
Alcohol Use Disorder- Alcohol Use Disorder
- Alcohol Use Disorders
- Use Disorder, Alcohol
- Use Disorders, Alcohol
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Alcoholism" by people in this website by year, and whether "Alcoholism" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2006 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2007 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2008 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2014 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2016 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2018 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Alcoholism" by people in Profiles.
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Contreras-P?rez ME, Wagner E, Hospital M, Morris S, Colby S, Magill M. Outcomes of a Brief Motivational Intervention for Heavy Alcohol Use in Racial or Ethnic Minority Compared to White Emerging Adults. J Evid Based Soc Work (2019). 2024 Jan 02; 21(1):75-89.
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Atkinson JS, Fern?ndez-Esquer ME, Field C. At-Risk Drinking and Workplace Conditions among Latino Day Laborers. Subst Use Misuse. 2024; 59(1):1-9.
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Ferrie ML, Lheureux A, Vujanovic AA, Zvolensky MJ, Raines AM. Co-Occurring Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Alcohol Use Behaviors: The Mediating Role of Drinking to Cope with PTSD Symptoms. J Dual Diagn. 2023 Oct-Dec; 19(4):221-230.
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Wolitzky-Taylor K, Smit T, Vujanovic AA, Zvolensky MJ. Transdiagnostic Processes Linking Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms to Alcohol Use Severity. J Dual Diagn. 2023 Apr-Sep; 19(2-3):97-110.
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Vaca FE, Dziura J, Abujarad F, Pantalon M, Hsiao A, Reynolds J, Maciejewski KR, Field CA, D'Onofrio G. Use of an Automated Bilingual Digital Health Tool to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Latino Emergency Department Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 05 01; 6(5):e2314848.
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Weldeslase TA, Akinyemi OA, Silvestre J, Li S, Green KM, Hughes K, Williams M, Cornwell EE. Predictors of Completed Suicides Among Emergency Department Visits for Attempted Suicides. Am Surg. 2023 Jul; 89(7):3119-3124.
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Miloslavich K, Leonard SJ, Wardle MC, Vujanovic AA. Alcohol Use Severity, Anger and Drinking Motives among Firefighters. Subst Use Misuse. 2023; 58(5):601-609.
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White KM, Hess JL, Glatt SJ, Maisto SA, Zvolensky MJ, Ditre JW. Polygenic risk for alcohol consumption and multisite chronic pain: Associations with ad lib drinking behavior. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2023 Oct; 31(5):933-941.
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Paulus DJ, Rogers AH, Capron DW, Zvolensky MJ. Maximizing the use of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) as a two-step screening tool. Addict Behav. 2023 02; 137:107521.
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Ferrie ML, Rogers AH, Zvolensky MJ, Buckner JD. Alcohol and marijuana co-use among adults with chronic low back pain: Associations with substance misuse, mental health, and pain experience. Am J Addict. 2022 Nov; 31(6):546-549.