Stress has long been suggested to be an important correlate of uncontrolled drinking and
relapse. An important hormonal response system to stress—the hypothalamic–pituitary …

Addictive disorders are partly heritable, chronic, relapsing conditions that account for a
tremendous disease burden. Currently available addiction pharmacotherapies are only …

Even though epidemiological evidence links specific workplace stressors to health
outcomes, the aggregate contribution of these factors to overall mortality and health …

This study examined the association between two specific polymorphisms of the gene
encoding the μ-opioid receptor and treatment outcomes in alcohol-dependent patients who …

Objective To determine whether adding mindfulness‐based eating and stress management
practices to a diet‐exercise program improves weight loss and metabolic syndrome …

Rationale While stress is often proposed to play a significant role in influencing alcohol
consumption, the relationship between stress and alcohol is complex and poorly …

The present study was designed to determine whether there are gender differences in
hormonal response patterns to HPA axis activation. To this end, two methods of activating …

Addiction to alcohol or nicotine involves altered functioning of the brain's motivational
systems. Altered functioning of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenocortical (HPA) axis may …

There is evidence that stress and glucocorticoids alter drug self-administration and
mesolimbic dopamine (DA) activity in preclinical models. The primary purpose of this study …

Background Stress and anxiety are widely considered to be causally related to alcohol
craving and consumption, as well as development and maintenance of alcohol use disorder …