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Substance dependence

MedGen UID:
20989
•Concept ID:
C0038580
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Addiction, Substance; Chemical Dependence; Chemical Dependences; Dependence, Chemical; Dependence, Substance; Dependences, Chemical; Substance Addiction; Substance Dependence
SNOMED CT: Substance dependence (1254812006)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004938

Definition

The psychological or physiological need to take a substance in order to experience its effects or to avoid the effects of its absence. [from MONDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment resistance in psychiatry: state of the art and new directions.
Howes OD, Thase ME, Pillinger T
Mol Psychiatry 2022 Jan;27(1):58-72. Epub 2021 Jul 13 doi: 10.1038/s41380-021-01200-3. PMID: 34257409Free PMC Article
Psychosocial impact of COVID-19.
Dubey S, Biswas P, Ghosh R, Chatterjee S, Dubey MJ, Chatterjee S, Lahiri D, Lavie CJ
Diabetes Metab Syndr 2020 Sep-Oct;14(5):779-788. Epub 2020 May 27 doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2020.05.035. PMID: 32526627Free PMC Article
Prevalence, psychosocial correlates and service utilization of depressive and anxiety disorders in Hong Kong: the Hong Kong Mental Morbidity Survey (HKMMS).
Lam LC, Wong CS, Wang MJ, Chan WC, Chen EY, Ng RM, Hung SF, Cheung EF, Sham PC, Chiu HF, Lam M, Chang WC, Lee EH, Chiang TP, Lau JT, van Os J, Lewis G, Bebbington P
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2015 Sep;50(9):1379-88. Epub 2015 Feb 8 doi: 10.1007/s00127-015-1014-5. PMID: 25660760

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Presentation and Outcomes of Otolaryngologic Surgeries in Patients With Mental Illness History.
Al-Qurayshi Z, Rossi-Meyer M, Shama MA, Williams AM, Bayon R, Kandil E
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2023 Jun;132(6):614-621. Epub 2022 Jun 29 doi: 10.1177/00034894221105975. PMID: 35766624
Executive function in methamphetamine users with and without psychosis.
Koopowitz SM, Cotton SM, Uhlmann A, Thomas KGF, Stein DJ
Psychiatry Res 2022 Nov;317:114820. Epub 2022 Aug 31 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114820. PMID: 36075151
Treatment resistance and prolonged length of stay among schizophrenia inpatients in forensic institutions.
Gosek P, Kotowska J, Rowińska-Garbień E, Bartczak D, Heitzman J
Psychiatry Res 2021 Apr;298:113771. Epub 2021 Jan 29 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113771. PMID: 33647704
Psychoactive Substance Dependence: A Dentist's Challenge.
Millar L
Prim Dent J 2015 May;4(2):49-54. PMID: 26556258
Preoperative Assessment of Geriatric Patients.
Nakhaie M, Tsai A
Anesthesiol Clin 2015 Sep;33(3):471-80. Epub 2015 Jul 7 doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2015.05.005. PMID: 26315632

Diagnosis

Gambling Disorder as an Addictive Disorder and Creative Psychopharmacotherapy.
Hasanović M, Kuldija A, Pajević I, Jakovljević M, Hasanović M
Psychiatr Danub 2021 Spring-Summer;33(Suppl 4):1118-1129. PMID: 35354178
Adverse physiological and psychological effects of screen time on children and adolescents: Literature review and case study.
Lissak G
Environ Res 2018 Jul;164:149-157. Epub 2018 Feb 27 doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.01.015. PMID: 29499467
Development and validation of a smartphone addiction scale (SAS).
Kwon M, Lee JY, Won WY, Park JW, Min JA, Hahn C, Gu X, Choi JH, Kim DJ
PLoS One 2013;8(2):e56936. Epub 2013 Feb 27 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056936. PMID: 23468893Free PMC Article
Genetic studies of alcoholism and substance dependence.
Reich T, Hinrichs A, Culverhouse R, Bierut L
Am J Hum Genet 1999 Sep;65(3):599-605. doi: 10.1086/302561. PMID: 10441565Free PMC Article
Addiction medicine.
Franklin JE
JAMA 1995 Jun 7;273(21):1656-7. PMID: 7752401

Therapy

Executive function in methamphetamine users with and without psychosis.
Koopowitz SM, Cotton SM, Uhlmann A, Thomas KGF, Stein DJ
Psychiatry Res 2022 Nov;317:114820. Epub 2022 Aug 31 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114820. PMID: 36075151
Ketamine for the acute treatment of severe suicidal ideation: double blind, randomised placebo controlled trial.
Abbar M, Demattei C, El-Hage W, Llorca PM, Samalin L, Demaricourt P, Gaillard R, Courtet P, Vaiva G, Gorwood P, Fabbro P, Jollant F
BMJ 2022 Feb 2;376:e067194. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2021-067194. PMID: 35110300Free PMC Article
Sodium Chloride, Migraine and Salt Withdrawal: Controversy and Insights.
Brown RB
Med Sci (Basel) 2021 Oct 30;9(4) doi: 10.3390/medsci9040067. PMID: 34842759Free PMC Article
Trajectories and mental health-related predictors of perceived discrimination and stigma among homeless adults with mental illness.
Mejia-Lancheros C, Lachaud J, O'Campo P, Wiens K, Nisenbaum R, Wang R, Hwang SW, Stergiopoulos V
PLoS One 2020;15(2):e0229385. Epub 2020 Feb 27 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229385. PMID: 32106225Free PMC Article
Just call it "treatment".
Friedmann PD, Schwartz RP
Addict Sci Clin Pract 2012 Jun 9;7(1):10. doi: 10.1186/1940-0640-7-10. PMID: 23186149Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Trajectories and mental health-related predictors of perceived discrimination and stigma among homeless adults with mental illness.
Mejia-Lancheros C, Lachaud J, O'Campo P, Wiens K, Nisenbaum R, Wang R, Hwang SW, Stergiopoulos V
PLoS One 2020;15(2):e0229385. Epub 2020 Feb 27 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229385. PMID: 32106225Free PMC Article
Global statistics on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use: 2017 status report.
Peacock A, Leung J, Larney S, Colledge S, Hickman M, Rehm J, Giovino GA, West R, Hall W, Griffiths P, Ali R, Gowing L, Marsden J, Ferrari AJ, Grebely J, Farrell M, Degenhardt L
Addiction 2018 Oct;113(10):1905-1926. Epub 2018 Jun 4 doi: 10.1111/add.14234. PMID: 29749059
A gradient of childhood self-control predicts health, wealth, and public safety.
Moffitt TE, Arseneault L, Belsky D, Dickson N, Hancox RJ, Harrington H, Houts R, Poulton R, Roberts BW, Ross S, Sears MR, Thomson WM, Caspi A
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011 Feb 15;108(7):2693-8. Epub 2011 Jan 24 doi: 10.1073/pnas.1010076108. PMID: 21262822Free PMC Article
Genetics of personality: are we making progress?
Van Gestel S, Van Broeckhoven C
Mol Psychiatry 2003 Oct;8(10):840-52. doi: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001367. PMID: 14515135
Dialectical behavior therapy for personality disorders.
Rizvi SL, Linehan MM
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2001 Feb;3(1):64-9. doi: 10.1007/s11920-001-0075-1. PMID: 11177762

Clinical prediction guides

Trajectories and mental health-related predictors of perceived discrimination and stigma among homeless adults with mental illness.
Mejia-Lancheros C, Lachaud J, O'Campo P, Wiens K, Nisenbaum R, Wang R, Hwang SW, Stergiopoulos V
PLoS One 2020;15(2):e0229385. Epub 2020 Feb 27 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229385. PMID: 32106225Free PMC Article
Abuse and Effects of Salvia divinorum in a Sample of Patients Hospitalized for Substance Dependence.
Karam A, Said A, Assaad C, Hallit S, Haddad G, Hachem D, Kazour F
Community Ment Health J 2019 May;55(4):702-708. Epub 2018 Oct 29 doi: 10.1007/s10597-018-0347-4. PMID: 30374761
Development of the Yale Food Addiction Scale Version 2.0.
Gearhardt AN, Corbin WR, Brownell KD
Psychol Addict Behav 2016 Feb;30(1):113-21. doi: 10.1037/adb0000136. PMID: 26866783
Development and validation of a smartphone addiction scale (SAS).
Kwon M, Lee JY, Won WY, Park JW, Min JA, Hahn C, Gu X, Choi JH, Kim DJ
PLoS One 2013;8(2):e56936. Epub 2013 Feb 27 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056936. PMID: 23468893Free PMC Article
Genetics of personality: are we making progress?
Van Gestel S, Van Broeckhoven C
Mol Psychiatry 2003 Oct;8(10):840-52. doi: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001367. PMID: 14515135

Recent systematic reviews

The Tolerability and Safety of Psilocybin in Psychiatric and Substance-Dependence Conditions: A Systematic Review.
Kaminski D, Reinert JP
Ann Pharmacother 2024 Aug;58(8):811-826. Epub 2023 Oct 30 doi: 10.1177/10600280231205645. PMID: 37902038
Nature of glutamate alterations in substance dependence: A systematic review and meta-analysis of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies.
Chen T, Tan H, Lei H, Li X, Wu Q, Xu X, Ye Y, Zhong N, Du J, Jiang H, Su H, Zhao M
Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging 2021 Sep 30;315:111329. Epub 2021 Jul 7 doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2021.111329. PMID: 34271295
Towards a brain-based predictome of mental illness.
Rashid B, Calhoun V
Hum Brain Mapp 2020 Aug 15;41(12):3468-3535. Epub 2020 May 6 doi: 10.1002/hbm.25013. PMID: 32374075Free PMC Article
Pharmacotherapies for co-occurring substance use and bipolar disorders: A systematic review.
Coles AS, Sasiadek J, George TP
Bipolar Disord 2019 Nov;21(7):595-610. Epub 2019 May 29 doi: 10.1111/bdi.12794. PMID: 31077521
Substance Use and Recidivism Outcomes for Prison-Based Drug and Alcohol Interventions.
de Andrade D, Ritchie J, Rowlands M, Mann E, Hides L
Epidemiol Rev 2018 Jun 1;40(1):121-133. doi: 10.1093/epirev/mxy004. PMID: 29733373

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