Neurobiology of cue-reactivity, craving, and inhibitory control in non-substance addictive behaviors

S Antons, M Brand, MN Potenza - Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Non-substance addictive behaviors may involve repetitive rewarding behaviors including
gambling, gaming, sexual activities, internet-use, and buying-shopping. In addictions, there …

[HTML][HTML] Addiction, anhedonia, and comorbid mood disorder. A narrative review

M Destoop, M Morrens, V Coppens, G Dom - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: Recently, anhedonia has been recognized as an important Research Domain
Criterion (RDoC) by the National Institute of Mental Health. Anhedonia is proposed to play …

[HTML][HTML] Reward deficiency syndrome (RDS) surprisingly is evolutionary and found everywhere: is it “blowin'in the wind”?

K Blum, T McLaughlin, A Bowirrat… - Journal of personalized …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS) encompasses many mental health disorders, including
a wide range of addictions and compulsive and impulsive behaviors. Described as an …

Drug choices and advancements for managing depression in Parkinson's disease

F Assogna, C Pellicano, C Savini… - Current …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Depression is a frequent non-motor symptom of Parkinson's disease (PD), and may even
precede the onset of motor symptoms of parkinsonism. Beyond its negative influence on …

Hypodopaminergia and “Precision Behavioral Management”(PBM): it is a generational family affair

L Fried, EJ Modestino, D Siwicki, L Lott… - Current …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Background/Aims: This case series presents the novel Genetic Addiction Risk Score
(GARS®) coupled with a customized pro-dopamine regulator matched to polymorphic …

[HTML][HTML] Cannabis-induced hypodopaminergic anhedonia and cognitive decline in humans: embracing putative induction of dopamine homeostasis

K Blum, J Khalsa, JL Cadet, D Baron, A Bowirrat… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Over years, the regular use of cannabis has substantially increased among young adults, as
indicated by the rise in cannabis use disorder (CUD), with an estimated prevalence of 8. 3 …

The therapeutic potential of exercise for neuropsychiatric diseases: A review

S Swenson, K Blum, T McLaughlin, MS Gold… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Elsevier
Exercise is known to have a myriad of health benefits. There is much to be learned from the
effects of exercise and its potential for prevention, attenuation and treatment of multiple …

The failing cascade: Comorbid post traumatic stress-and opioid use disorders

I Elman, D Borsook - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a mounting public health problem with substantial morbidity
and mortality. Stress involvement in the course of OUD is generally accepted, but little is …

[HTML][HTML] A novel precision approach to overcome the “addiction pandemic” by incorporating genetic addiction risk severity (GARS) and dopamine homeostasis …

K Blum, S Kazmi, EJ Modestino, BW Downs… - Journal of Personalized …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This article describes a unique therapeutic precision intervention, a formulation of
enkephalinase inhibitors, enkephalin, and dopamine-releasing neuronutrients, to induce …

[HTML][HTML] Exploration of epigenetic state hyperdopaminergia (Surfeit) and genetic trait hypodopaminergia (Deficit) during adolescent brain development

K Blum, A Bowirrat, MCG Lewis… - Current …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The risk for all addictive drug and non-drug behaviors, especially, in the
unmyelinated Prefrontal Cortex (PFC) of adolescents, is important and complex. Many …