What makes alcohol-dependent individuals early in abstinence crave for alcohol: Exposure to the drink, images of drinking, or remembrance of drinks past?

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1376-1381

  Weinstein, Aviv ^a,e   Lingford Hughes, Anne ^b   Martinez Raga, Jose ^c   Marshall, Jane ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d National Alcohol Unit   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol Dependence; Craving; Cue Exposure; Imagery; Mood

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGERY; MALE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODYNAMICS; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0031718164     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1998.tb03922.x     Document Type: Article

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