Journal of Studies on Alcohol articles from September 2005

Journal of Studies on Alcohol archives from September 2005

Editor's corner: passages.(appointments)
September 1, 2005... RECENTLY, the Journal of Studies on Alcohol received some bad news (Ed Riley, Ph.D., is stepping down as Associate Editor) and some good news (Kathy Bucholz, Ph.D., M.P.H., has agreed to assume the role of an associate editor for our journal)....

Neonatal Vitamin K might reduce vulnerability to alcohol dependence in Danish men *.
September 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Objective: Levels of oxidative defenses and blood-clotting factors are normally reduced in newborns, increasing the risk of injury to developing brain structures around the time of birth. This early neonatal vulnerability corresponds...

Fetal alcohol syndrome epidemiology in a South African community: a second study of a very high prevalence area *.
September 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and characteristics of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) in a second primary school cohort in a community in South Africa. Method: Active case ascertainment, two-tier...

Alcohol use and mental health in adolescents: interactions with age and gender--findings from the Dutch 2001 Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children survey *.
September 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Objective: This study examines the association between alcohol use and mental health in adolescence, specifically the interaction with age and gender. Method: Data were derived from the 2001 Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children...

Trauma exposure, posttraumatic stress disorder and problem drinking in sexual assault survivors *.
September 1, 2005... Abstract. Objective: Sexual assault history is associated with higher risk of problem drinking in women, yet little is known about mechanisms linking trauma histories to women's problem drinking. This study examined how trauma histories,...

Assessment of difference in dimensions of sexual orientation: implications for substance use research in a college-age population.
September 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Objective: The present research examines the associations between three distinct dimensions of sexual orientation and substance use in a random sample of undergraduate students. Method: A Web-based survey was administered to students...

Young girls' expectancies about the effects of alcohol, future intentions and patterns of use.
September 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Objective: In recent years, rates of alcohol use among young female adolescents have been increasing. Despite such trends, little is known about the precursors of use and intentions to use alcohol among preadolescents. The current...

Drink-driving and DUI recidivists' attitudes and beliefs: a longitudinal analysis. *.(driving under the influence)
September 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Objective: Cross-sectional survey research has shown correlations between drink-driving behavior and people's beliefs concerning the riskiness, social acceptability and morality of driving under the influence of alcohol. The current...

Effects of cautionary messages and vulnerability factors on viewers' perceptions of alcohol advertisements *.
September 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Objective: This study examined how individual difference vulnerability factors affect college students' perceptions of beer commercial actors' age, attractiveness and drinking. We were also interested in whether viewers' exposure to a...

Cyclosporine-a discourages ethanol intake in C57bl/6j mice: a preliminary study *.
September 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Objective: Remarkably high rates of abstinence occur among alcohol-dependent persons after a liver transplant. This was thought to be solely due to selection or other nonbiological factors. Observing sustained abstinence for many...

Acute tolerance to alcohol effects on inhibitory and activational mechanisms of behavioral control *.
September 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Objective: Acute alcohol tolerance refers to the observation of reduced impairment at a given blood alcohol concentration (BAC) on the descending versus ascending limb of the blood alcohol curve. Psychomotor performance measures used...

Emotional facial expression decoding impairment in persons dependent on multiple substances: impact of a history of alcohol dependence *.
September 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Objective: The decoding of emotional facial expressions is impaired in recovering alcoholics and less severely so in opiate-dependent persons without alcohol dependence antecedents. This study addressed two complementary questions:...

Understanding results from randomized trials: use of program- and client-level data to study medical and nonmedical treatment programs *.
September 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Objective: To address unanticipated results from randomized trials, researchers often focus on client-level data about services received during treatment. Program-level observations can also be helpful, especially in understanding...

Using the bivariate dale model to jointly estimate predictors of frequency and quantity of alcohol use *.
September 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Objective: This study demonstrates the usefulness of the Bivariate Dale Model (BDM) as a method for estimating the relationship between risk factors and the quantity and frequency of alcohol use, as well as the degree of association...

A group-administered Timeline Followback assessment of alcohol use *.
September 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Objective: The current study compares retrospective self-reports of quantity and frequency of drinking with the Timeline Followback (TLFB) method administered in groups or to individuals to determine the equivalence of these methods....

Development of the protective behavioral strategies survey.
September 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Objective: Heavy alcohol use among college students represents a public health problem on American college campuses. A promising area for combating this problem is identifying protective behavioral strategies that may reduce...