How does stress lead to risk of alcohol relapse?

Alcohol Research: Current Reviews

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 432-440

  Sinha, Rajita ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol and other drug (AOD) seeking behavior; Alcoholcue; Alcoholdependence; Alcoholism; Aod craving; Biomarker; Brain; Brain imaging; Human studies; Intervention; Motivation; Recovery; Relapse; Relapse prevention; Risk factors; Stress; Stressresponse

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT;

ALCOHOLISM; AROUSAL; BRAIN; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MENTAL STRESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ALCOHOLISM; AROUSAL; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RECURRENCE; RISK; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84870003098     PISSN: 21683492     EISSN: 21694796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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