 Alcoholism
"Alcoholism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. The disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking, most notably denial. Each of these symptoms may be continuous or periodic. (Morse & Flavin for the Joint Commission of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and the American Society of Addiction Medicine to Study the Definition and Criteria for the Diagnosis of Alcoholism: in JAMA 1992;268:1012-4)
| Descriptor ID |
D000437
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C25.775.100.250 F03.900.100.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Alcoholism- Alcoholism
- Alcohol Dependence
- Dependence, Alcohol
- Alcohol Addiction
- Addiction, Alcohol
- Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
- Chronic Alcoholic Intoxication
- Intoxication, Chronic Alcoholic
Alcohol Use Disorder- Alcohol Use Disorder
- Alcohol Use Disorders
- Use Disorder, Alcohol
- Use Disorders, Alcohol
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Alcoholism" by people in this website by year, and whether "Alcoholism" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 1997 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 1998 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 1999 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2000 | 8 | 1 | 9 | | 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2002 | 13 | 2 | 15 | | 2003 | 12 | 2 | 14 | | 2004 | 5 | 5 | 10 | | 2005 | 16 | 9 | 25 | | 2006 | 19 | 6 | 25 | | 2007 | 16 | 4 | 20 | | 2008 | 14 | 4 | 18 | | 2009 | 11 | 4 | 15 | | 2010 | 14 | 5 | 19 | | 2011 | 23 | 3 | 26 | | 2012 | 15 | 5 | 20 | | 2013 | 21 | 5 | 26 | | 2014 | 22 | 1 | 23 | | 2015 | 21 | 2 | 23 | | 2016 | 15 | 5 | 20 | | 2017 | 22 | 9 | 31 | | 2018 | 26 | 4 | 30 | | 2019 | 22 | 2 | 24 | | 2020 | 12 | 6 | 18 | | 2021 | 19 | 6 | 25 | | 2022 | 25 | 0 | 25 | | 2023 | 25 | 3 | 28 | | 2024 | 12 | 9 | 21 | | 2025 | 14 | 2 | 16 | | 2026 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Alcoholism" by people in Profiles.
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Belnap MA, Witkiewitz K, Schacht JP, Anton RF, Aldridge AP, Nieto SJ, Ray LA. Examining the Impact of Trial Length on Detecting Medication Effects for Alcohol Use Disorder: A Meta-Regression Study. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). 2026 Jun; 50(6):e70306.
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Anderson TS, Purkayastha S, Bernstein EY, Parr A, Mor MK, Bachrach RL, Gellad WF, Hausmann LRM, Fine MJ, Essien UR. Initiation of Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder Among Hospitalized Veterans : A Retrospective Cohort Study. Ann Intern Med. 2026 06; 179(6):794-803.
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Tran LD, Wagner TH, Bahraini N, Gujral K. Positive Mental Health Screens in the Veterans Health Administration, 2021 to 2024. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 May 01; 9(5):e2613818.
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Rader L, Zorina-Lichtenwalter K, Hatoum AS, Stallings MC, Wager TD, Friedman NP. Genetic overlap of chronic pain, musculoskeletal-specific pain, substance use disorders and substance use consumption: Common addiction and substance-specific effects. Addiction. 2026 Jul; 121(7):1683-1698.
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Lebin JA, Hensen C, Lun Z, Goldberg EM, Lum HD, Hoppe JA. Characteristics of Emergency Department Visits Among Midlife and Older Adults Screening Positive for Alcohol Misuse. Acad Emerg Med. 2026 03; 33(3):e70246.
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Hoffman PL, de Guglielmo G, Vengeliene V, Kunze W, Lebonville CL, Swinny JD, Roberts AJ, George O, McVey Neufeld KA, Dunbar A, Saba LM, Ma R, Vendruscolo LF, Becker HC, Spanagel R, Tabakoff B. Engaging Gut-to-Brain Signalling to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder. Addict Biol. 2026 03; 31(3):e70144.
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Bernstein EY, Wilson LM, Kruse GR, Edelman EJ, Herzig SJ, Anderson TS. Alcohol-Related Hospitalizations From 2016 to 2022. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Dec 01; 8(12):e2550589.
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Tschann MM, Brown JM, Thompson SL, Kumari A, Peer A, Mandrekar P, Romesh N, Hwang CL, Yeligar SM, Kovacs EJ, Choudhry MA. Effects of alcohol use on the gut, inflammation, and organ injury: A summary of the 2025 Alcohol and Immunology Research Interest Group (AIRIG) meeting. Alcohol. 2026 02; 130:28-32.
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Decker Ramirez EB, Schank JR. Sex differences in inflammatory mechanisms related to alcohol use disorder and depression. Brain Behav Immun. 2026 Jan; 131:106172.
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Bernstein EY, Lebin JA, Hoppe J, Clinton I, Gritz RM, Kruse GR, Edelman EJ. Variation in initiation of medications for alcohol use disorder during alcohol withdrawal hospitalizations in a large health system: A retrospective cohort study. J Hosp Med. 2026 May; 21(5):487-494.
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