 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 | 13 | 2 | 15 | | 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Alcoholism" by people in Profiles.
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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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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, Neufeld KM, 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 Mar; 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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Kirsch DE, Grodin EN, Leggio L, McKee SA, Meredith LR, Mereish EH, Miranda R, Nieto SJ, O'Malley SS, Schacht JP, Ray LA. The alcohol cue-exposure paradigm as a screening tool for alcohol use disorder medication development: A critical review. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). 2025 Nov; 49(11):2412-2426.
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Lebin JA, Hensen C, Lun Z, Kwan BM, Goldberg EM, Burnham EL, Hoppe JA. Predictors of naltrexone prescribing for alcohol use disorder from the emergency department. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). 2025 Oct; 49(10):2310-2318.
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Hills-Dunlap K, Knoepke CE, Matlock DD, Burnham EL, Moss M, Jolley SE, Tietbohl CK. Decisional needs of intensive care unit survivors with alcohol use disorder considering alcohol treatment: A qualitative study. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025 Dec; 179:209798.
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McCabe CJ, Ellingson JM, Hinckley JD, Stallings M, Hopfer C, Rhee SH, Corley RP, Gustavson DE, Ross JM, Wall TL. Directional associations between antisocial behavior and alcohol use disorder symptoms from adolescence through adulthood: A sibling comparison cross-lagged approach. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). 2025 Sep; 49(9):2092-2102.
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