Relationship between the serotonin transporter polymorphism and obsessive-compulsive alcohol craving in alcohol-dependent adults: A pilot study

Alcohol

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 401-406

  Thompson, Rachel D ^a   Heffner, Jaimee L ^a   Strong, Judith A ^a   Blom, Thomas J ^a   Anthenelli, Robert M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HTTLPR; Alcohol dependence; Compulsion; Craving; Obsession; Serotonin transporter

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 77956189886     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2010.05.008     Document Type: Article

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