Core heritable personality characteristics and relapse in alcoholics.
This article represents the proceedings of a symposium at the 2000 ISBRA Meeting in Yokohama, Japan. The chairs were David S. Janowsky and Jan Fawcett. The presentations were (1) The tridimensional personality questionnaire: Predictor of relapse in detoxified alcoholics, by Kurt Meszaros; (2) Novelty seeking predicts clinical trial attrition in alcoholics, by Jan Fawcett; (3) Personality and alcohol/substance use disorder patient relapse and attendance at self-help group meetings, by David S. Janowsky; and (4) A three-pathway psychobiological model for craving for alcohol, by Roel Verheul.
Janowsky
D S
DS
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-2175, USA. djanowsky@css.unc.edu
Fawcett
J
J
Meszaros
K
K
Verheul
R
R
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology*; D005106:Exploratory Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D010552:Personality Assessment; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013695:Temperance / Q000523:psychology*