Psychotic symptoms can occur in some clinical conditions related to alcohol, such as intoxication, withdrawal, and other alcohol-induced neuropsychiatric disorders. Here, we present a case report of a 24-year-old man, without a known psychiatric history, who developed brief psychotic symptoms following ingestion of small quantities of alcohol repeatedly. To our knowledge, no related previous li...

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s | 29 Speaker 3: Sachio Matsushita, Japan Title: Genetic variations of alcohol metabolizing enzymes and phenotypes of alcohol related disorders Abstract Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH1B) and aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2) play central roles in the metabolism of alcohol and its metabolite, acetaldehyde. In Asian populations, genetic variant forms of ADH1B and ALDH2 exist and genotypes of these ge...

BACKGROUND Varenicline has been found to decrease alcohol-motivated behaviors. Recent warnings regarding aversive events associated with varenicline used in conjunction with alcohol warrant further investigation into the safety of the drug when combined with alcohol. The purpose of this preliminary investigation was to examine the effect of combining varenicline with a high, fixed dose of alcoh...

s | 29 Speaker 3: Sachio Matsushita, Japan Title: Genetic variations of alcohol metabolizing enzymes and phenotypes of alcohol related disorders Abstract Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH1B) and aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2) play central roles in the metabolism of alcohol and its metabolite, acetaldehyde. In Asian populations, genetic variant forms of ADH1B and ALDH2 exist and genotypes of these ge...

s | 29 Speaker 3: Sachio Matsushita, Japan Title: Genetic variations of alcohol metabolizing enzymes and phenotypes of alcohol related disorders Abstract Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH1B) and aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2) play central roles in the metabolism of alcohol and its metabolite, acetaldehyde. In Asian populations, genetic variant forms of ADH1B and ALDH2 exist and genotypes of these ge...

The Psychiatric Research Interview for Substance and Mental Disorders (PRISM) is a psychiatric diagnostic interview designed to diagnose DSM-IV substance and mental disorders in patients who abuse alcohol or drugs. Primary disorders tested in the DSM-III-R version of the interview showed improved reliability over existing instruments, and substantially improved reliability for major depressive ...

The devastating consequences of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) are well established, and, as a leading cause of intellectual disabilities (Pulsifer 1996), FAS has significant societal and public health implications. Importantly, FAS is associated with a broad range of neurobehavioral deficits (for more information, see the article by Coles, pp. 42-50 in this issue). However, FAS is only the most ...