| Literature DB >> 20653643 |
Nelli Boykoff1, Terry D Schneekloth, Daniel Hall-Flavin, Larissa Loukianova, Victor M Karpyak, Susanna R Stevens, Joanna M Biernacka, David A Mrazek, Mark A Frye.
Abstract
This study examines the clinical correlates of alcohol craving in men and women self-referred for addiction treatment. Admission clinical data from patients participating in the Mayo Clinic 1-month Intensive Addictions Program were evaluated. Women had higher BDI and PACS scores compared with men in both the entire cohort and Dual Diagnoses group. Alcohol-dependent females had the most marked correlation between BDI and PACS (rho= .78). Further prospective study is encouraged to evaluate whether depressive symptoms and concomitant alcohol cravings in women are a marker for relief cravings and, as such, a target symptom for treatment intervention.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20653643 PMCID: PMC4671371 DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2010.00057.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Addict ISSN: 1055-0496