BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Chronic alcohol abuse may cause neuropsychological
disorders and result in brain atrophy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the metabolic, …

Flupenthixol, with its broad receptor profile, interacts with a variety of dopamine and
serotonin binding sites which are important in the neurobiology of alcohol dependence. Its …

Tobacco smoking represents a leading cause of morbidity and mortality with a strong dose-response
relation between the amount of smoking and the risks of tobacco-related diseases …

We tested the hypothesis of an association between the serotonin transporter (5-HTT) gene
regulatory region polymorphism and the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) …

In this paper, a novel concept for the characterization of the double-directional mobile radio
channel is presented. It is based on a broad-band real-time channel-sounding device …

Subtyping of alcoholics according to specific characteristics has a long tradition in alcoholism
research with a number of different typologies that emerged in the literature. The goal of …

In this paper a new channel sounding concept for double-directional and time-delay resolved
channel measurements is proposed. It is based on the RUSK ATM vector channel sounder …

Chronic alcohol abuse results in morphological, metabolic, and functional brain damage
which may, to some extent, be reversible with early effects upon abstinence. Although …

Aims: The present study examined the association between pre-treatment drinking and
smoking parameters and plasma testosterone levels before and after alcohol withdrawal. …

Background: Relapse is a major problem in the treatment of addictive behaviors. Conditioning
models of alcohol addiction suggest that stimuli associated with previous drug use (cues) …