title: Core heritable personality characteristics and relapse in alcoholics.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-2175, USA. djanowsky@css.unc.edu
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Janowsky
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fawcett
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meszaros
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verheul
mesh_terms: 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*