"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 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2006 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2007 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2008 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2014 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2016 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2018 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 2021 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Alcoholism" by people in Profiles.
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Liu Y, Mitchell JW, Brown L, Chandler C, Zhang C. Associations of Minority Stressors, Alcohol Use Disorder, Resilience, and HIV Testing Self-Efficacy Among Community-Based Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in a Southern U.S. City: A Causal Mediation and Moderation Analysis. Subst Use Misuse. 2025; 60(1):120-129.
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Farchione TJ, Long LJ, Gallagher MW, Spencer-Laitt D, Torre M, Woodard LS, Curreri AJ, Brown B, Ross M, Barlow DH. Results from a randomized controlled trial of zonisamide in the treatment of alcohol use disorder. J Psychiatr Res. 2024 Nov; 179:182-190.
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Quelch D, Pucci M, Thompson T, Copland A, Appleyard C, Arora A, Roderique-Davies G, John B, Bradberry S. Peri-operative management of alcohol withdrawal with ethanol prescribing: a case study. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2024 Oct; 62(10):673-675.
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Kaufman CC, Vujanovic AA, Murphy JG, Rosmarin DH. The association between PTSD symptom clusters and religion/spirituality with alcohol use among first responders. J Psychiatr Res. 2024 Aug; 176:304-310.
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Keller PS, Rawn KP, Dunsmore JC, Zvolensky M. Motivation to Abstain from Drinking as a Moderator of Associations Between Parent and Offspring Problem Drinking. Subst Use Misuse. 2024; 59(10):1537-1545.
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Villalba K, Latorre-Garcia W, Attonito J. The Relationship Between Intimate Partner Violence, Depression, Alcohol Abuse in Black and Hispanic Women. J Interpers Violence. 2025 Feb; 40(3-4):681-695.
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Zaorska J, Skrzeszewski J, Kobylinski P, Trucco EM, Wojnar M, Kopera M, Jakubczyk A. From childhood trauma to alcohol use disorder severity - significance of depressive symptoms and expectations towards analgesic effects of alcohol. Alcohol Alcohol. 2024 May 14; 59(4).
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Robles EH, Castro Y, Najera S, Cardoso J, Gonzales R, Mallonee J, Segovia J, Salazar-Hinojosa L, De Vargas C, Field C. Men of Mexican ethnicity, alcohol use, and help-seeking: "I can quit on my own." J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2024 Aug; 163:209359.
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Rogers AH, Neighbors C, Derrick JL, Zvolensky MJ. Development of a Personalized Feedback Intervention Targeting Pain-Related Anxiety for Adults Reporting Hazardous Drinking and Chronic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2024 Sep; 85(5):682-693.
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Zvolensky MJ, Shepherd JM, Clausen BK, Redmond BY, de Dios M, Cano M?. Evaluating Alcohol Use Severity in Terms of Cigarette Smoking-Related Processes and Anxiety/Depression Among Adult Latinx Smokers. J Dual Diagn. 2024 Apr-Jun; 20(2):99-110.