American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 177
- Number 11
- November 2020
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Publication date: 28 August 2020
Pages1038–1047Objective: Recent evidence supports the use of neuromelanin-sensitive MRI (NM-MRI) as a novel tool to investigate dopamine function in the human brain. The authors investigated the NM-MRI signal in individuals with cocaine use disorder, compared with age- ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20010090Publication date: 28 August 2020
Pages1048–1059Objective: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is associated with neuroadaptations in brain stress and reward circuits. It is not known whether such neuroadaptations are affected by number of days of alcohol abstinence and whether they influence heavy drinking ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19070703Publication date: 25 September 2020
Pages1060–1072Objective: Data on the neurodevelopmental and associated behavioral effects of light to moderate in utero alcohol exposure are limited. This retrospective investigation tested for associations between reported maternal prenatal alcohol use and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20010086Publication date: 11 September 2020
Pages1073–1081Objective: The authors examined psychiatric comorbidities associated with alcohol use disorders and tobacco use disorders among heterosexual, bisexual, and gay and lesbian men and women in the United States and whether stress-related factors were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20010005Publication date: 14 August 2020
Pages1082–1090Objective: Nationally representative data on changes in 12-month prevalences of nicotine use, DSM-IV nicotine dependence, and DSM-IV nicotine dependence among users were analyzed to test the “hardening hypothesis,” which proposes that declines in nicotine ...
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