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Trastorno por consumo de alcohol: una comparación entre el DSM-IV y el DSM-5

En mayo de 2013, la Asociación Estadounidense de Psiquiatría se publicó la quinta edición del Manual diagnóstico y estadístico de los trastornos mentales (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM–5). Aunque existe un solapamiento considerable entre el DSM–5 y el DSM–IV, la edición anterior, hay varias diferencias importantes: Cambios en la terminología de los trastornos El DSM–IV describió dos...

Public Meeting of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) - April 2023

The 2023 Annual Public Meeting of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) will be held on April 17, 2023, 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM EST Full meeting agenda available. The meeting is Videocast and will be available live and archived at https://videocast.nih.gov The meeting direct link (URL): https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=45706 The Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum...

Public Meeting of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) - May 2024

The 2024 Annual Public Meeting of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) will be held on May 9, 2024, 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM EST The meeting agenda is available at the ICCFASD meeting page. The meeting is Videocast and will be available live and archived at https://videocast.nih.gov The meeting direct link (URL): https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54088 Participants are...

Emergencias y muertes relacionadas con el consumo de alcohol en los Estados Unidos

El índice de todas las visitas al departamento de emergencias relacionadas con el alcohol aumentó un 47.0% entre 2006 y 2014, lo que se traduce en un aumento anual promedio de 210,000 visitas al departamento de emergencias relacionadas con el alcohol. 1 Las estimaciones sugieren que el alcohol desempeñó un papel en por lo menos el 7.1% de las visitas...

Dr. Mark Egli to Present NIH HEAL Webinar on Alcohol, Pain Research, and Deaths of Despair

This webinar will focus on NIAAA research priorities in the context of deaths of despair. Presenter: Mark D. Egli, PhD, Deputy Director, Division of Neuroscience This online event is hosted by the NIH HEAL Initiative PURPOSE Network as part of the "Know Your NIH Institutes and Centers" series. Date: July 26, 2024 Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT For...

Medications Development for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder and Alcohol-Related Organ Damage (Re-issue of RFA 19-005)

Joanne Fertig, Ph.D. and Kathy Jung, Ph.D. Purpose During the past two decades progress has been made in developing medications to treat Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD). Currently there are only three Food and Drug (FDA)-approved medications for the treatment of AUD: disulfiram, oral and long-term injectable naltrexone, and acamprosate. However, given the heterogenous nature of AUD, many individuals show only...

Alcohol-Related Birth Disorders and the Law: How Should Attorneys & Judges Respond to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Conference Organizers: Justice Issues Work Group of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) ►View the Program [PDF, 1.8 mb] ►Watch videocast sessions: • What are FASD: A Primer for the Legal Community (Part one of four). http://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?Live=12194&bhcp=1 • FASD and Juvenile/Criminal Law (Part two of four). http://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?Live=12195&bhcp=1 • FASD and Child/Family Law (Part three of four)...

2017 National Conference on Alcohol and Opioid Use in Women & Girls: Advances in Prevention, Treatment and Recovery: Logistics

Home General Info Agenda Accommodations and Logistics Contact Registration Recommended Reading Our Sponsors Hotel Information: Washington Marriott at Metro Center 775 12th Street NW Washington, District Of Columbia 20005 United States Hotel Reservation You can reserve a room at the conference hotel at a discounted rate using the the link given above. Please note that there is a limited number...

Webinar: How Does Alcohol Impact the Lives of Older Adults – And What Can We Do About It?

NIAAA hosted a webinar, "How Does Alcohol Impact the Lives of Older Adults – And What Can We Do About It?" on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, from 12:00 noon-1:00 pm ET. The webinar featured three presentations: Trends in Alcohol Use Among Older Adults Dr. Katherine Keyes What are the Impacts of Alcohol Use in Older Adults? Dr. Sara Jo Nixon...

Multi-disciplinary approach to advance care and outcomes in patients with alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD)

OBJECTIVES To enhance the understanding on the burden of alcohol use and alcohol-associated liver disease in the United States To enhance understanding of the concomitant mental health and substance use disorders among patients with alcohol use and alcohol-associated liver disease To bridge the clinical gaps in the alcohol-associated liver disease diagnosis, management and clinical trial design To disseminate the NIAAA-sponsored...

Clinical Trial Design for Integrated Care for Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and Alcohol-associated Liver Disease (ALD)

Please mark your calendars and save the dates for the public workshop titled “Clinical Trial Design for Integrated Care for Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and Alcohol-associated Liver Disease (ALD)”. The workshop is a hybrid event, taking place in Bethesda, MD and via Zoom Meetings on July 12–13, 2022. The purpose of the workshop is to develop consensus-based recommendations...

White House Mental Health Virtual Event: The Science Behind Alcohol Misuse as a Coping Mechanism. August 4, 2022

The White House is hosting a series of virtual conversations to highlight promising areas of current research and understand what is still needed to address the Nation’s deepening mental health crisis. This video features two alcohol experts discussing how alcohol use and misuse is intertwined with other health issues, including mental health conditions. They also discussed trends in alcohol use...

La verdad sobre el consumo de alcohol en las fiestas de fin de año

Muchos anticipamos las celebraciones de fin de año, pero estas fiestas también son momentos en los que algunas personas suelen beber más allá de sus límites en comparación con otras épocas del año. Algunas personas tendrán consecuencias negativas como peleas, caídas o accidentes de tráfico. Los mitos perduran A pesar de los posibles peligros, siguen existiendo mitos sobre el consumo...

El consumo de alcohol en los Estados Unidos en grupos por edades y características demográficas

Prevalencia del consumo de alcohol durante toda la vida Personas de 12 años y más Según la Encuesta Nacional sobre la Salud y el Consumo de Drogas (NSDUH, por su sigla en inglés) de 2023, un total de 224.3 millones de personas de 12 años y más (el 79.1% en este grupo de edad) informaron que consumieron alcohol en algún...

Intervenciones sobre el consumo de alcohol en adultos jóvenes para profesionales de la salud

El periodo después de graduarse de la secundaria es un tiempo de transición. Muchos adultos jóvenes tienen mayor libertad e independencia y asumen más responsabilidades al entrar en el siguiente capítulo de sus vidas. Durante este tiempo, los adultos jóvenes pueden ser más vulnerables al consumo indebido de alcohol y a los trastornos por consumo de alcohol. Los profesionales de...

Alcohol and Other Substance Use Research Education Programs for Health Professionals (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

161st Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NCAA), September 8, 2022 (October 2022 Council) Re-issue of PAR 19 207 Participating IC’s: NIAAA, NIDA Authors: Laura Kwako, NIAAA, Albert Avila, NIDA Purpose: The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The over-arching goal of this NIAAA/NIDA R25...
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