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- Research has shown that substance use, abuse and addiction are not limited to a specific age group. Problems related to substance addiction are an important cause of morbidity in the population aged 65 and above, especially the abuse of prescription drugs and legal substances.
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For example, the ratio of orbitofrontal cortex to amygdala volume during adolescence (ages 8–19) has been associated with substance use disorders several years later (ages 12–27) , and less orbitofrontal cortex volume at age 12 has been shown to predict diagnosis of a substance use disorder prior to age 18 .
- Measuring Addiction Propensity and Severity: The Need for a ...
This paper argues for a new measurement approach and...
- Measuring Addiction Propensity and Severity: The Need for a ...
The time course of recovery from addiction can take months to years and is most often highly non-linear (35, 36). Thus, the timing of neuroimaging should be considered carefully. For studies predicting treatment response, scanning prior to treatment initiation is often conducted.
Sep 7, 2016 · Studying how genetic influences affect substance use beyond early adulthood, and what factors predict different trajectories of use and remission, is an area in need of further research that could have important implications for prevention and intervention.
- Danielle M. Dick
- 2016
Nov 29, 2022 · Addictions are heritable and unfold dynamically across the lifespan. One prominent neurobiological theory proposes that substance-induced changes in neural circuitry promote the progression of ...
Aug 1, 2006 · Clinical addictions are generally diagnosed using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) issued by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), or using the International Classification of Disease (ICD) of the World Health Organization (WHO). These manuals are also used in research.
This paper argues for a new measurement approach and instrument to quantify propensity to and severity of addiction, based on the testable assumption that these constructs can be mapped onto the same dimension of liability to addiction.
Jun 1, 2017 · While it is probable that individuals who initiate substance use early have an underlying predisposition to use (Robins, 1984), individual risk factors can interact with a specific maturational state of vulnerability, known as a sensitive period, to substantially increase the risk of addiction.
