Alcoholism: Carbohydrate Deficient Transferrin Test – Part 1

Tue May 27 2008

Dr. Raymond Anton, an expert in substance abuse, talks about biological markers for alcoholism. He points to the merits of blood tests in accurately o... read more

Dr. Raymond Anton, an expert in substance abuse, talks about biological markers for alcoholism. He points to the merits of blood tests in accurately obtaining measures of alcohol consumption, noting that self-reports involving substance abuse tend to be inaccurate. In this mental health podcast, Dr. Anton focuses on the carbohydrate deficient transferrin test, explaining how it works to identify e... read more

Dr. Raymond Anton, an expert in substance abuse, talks about biological markers for alcoholism. He points to the merits of blood tests in accurately obtaining measures of alcohol consumption, noting that self-reports involving substance abuse tend to be inaccurate. In this mental health podcast, Dr. Anton focuses on the carbohydrate deficient transferrin test, explaining how it works to identify excessive alcohol consumption. read less

Clinical Trials at MUSC: Institutional Review Board

Wed April 16 2008

Dr. Suzanne Thomas, a psychologist with her PhD in experimental psychology, discusses the important role of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) to en... read more

Dr. Suzanne Thomas, a psychologist with her PhD in experimental psychology, discusses the important role of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) to ensure ethical and relevant research, proper clinical protocol, safety of participants, as well as informed consent for all clinical trials. She indicates common obstacles for investigators in gaining IRB approval. To conclude this podcast, Dr. Thomas ... read more

Dr. Suzanne Thomas, a psychologist with her PhD in experimental psychology, discusses the important role of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) to ensure ethical and relevant research, proper clinical protocol, safety of participants, as well as informed consent for all clinical trials. She indicates common obstacles for investigators in gaining IRB approval. To conclude this podcast, Dr. Thomas points to the particularly stringent requirements of confidentiality for substance abuse research. read less

Substance Abuse: Stress and Alcohol Addiction

Wed April 16 2008

Dr. Suzanne Thomas,a psychologist with her PhD in experimental psychology, talks about the connection between stress and alcohol consumption. In this ... read more

Dr. Suzanne Thomas,a psychologist with her PhD in experimental psychology, talks about the connection between stress and alcohol consumption. In this mental health podcast she focuses on stress as a major contributor to addiction relapse. Dr. Thomas talks about the underlying brain mechanisms linking alcohol with stress and offers advice on how to make oneself more resilient to the ill effects of ... read more

Dr. Suzanne Thomas,a psychologist with her PhD in experimental psychology, talks about the connection between stress and alcohol consumption. In this mental health podcast she focuses on stress as a major contributor to addiction relapse. Dr. Thomas talks about the underlying brain mechanisms linking alcohol with stress and offers advice on how to make oneself more resilient to the ill effects of stress. read less

Substance Abuse: The Disease of Addiction

Tue April 15 2008

Dr. Suzanne Thomas, a psychologist with her PhD in experimental psychology, talks about addiction as a disorder of the brain. She defines addiction an... read more

Dr. Suzanne Thomas, a psychologist with her PhD in experimental psychology, talks about addiction as a disorder of the brain. She defines addiction and describes the actual neurological changes that occur when a person develops substance addiction. She focuses on the hypersensitive motivation pathway and explains that cessation in substance use allows for some recovery of the affected brain system... read more

Dr. Suzanne Thomas, a psychologist with her PhD in experimental psychology, talks about addiction as a disorder of the brain. She defines addiction and describes the actual neurological changes that occur when a person develops substance addiction. She focuses on the hypersensitive motivation pathway and explains that cessation in substance use allows for some recovery of the affected brain systems. Dr. Thomas concludes this mental health podcast by addressing the notion of food addiction, explaining that research is not yet conclusive on this topic. read less

Alcoholism: Genetic Variance and Different Treatment Outcomes

Tue February 19 2008

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