************Announcement************ Oxford University Press (OUP) is pleased to announce that it has entered a new long-term collaboration with the Medical Council on Alcohol (MCA) to jointly publish the journal Alcohol and Alcoholism. To read more visit our news page: http://www.oxfordjournals.org/news/2012/01/24/medical_council_on_alcohol.html ************Announcement************ Alcohol and Alcoholism Table of Contents Alert Vol. 47, No. 3 May/June 2012 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/content/vol47/issue3/index.dtl?etoc ---------------------------------------------------------------- EDITORIAL ---------------------------------------------------------------- Do We Need Age-Specific Alcohol Consumption Guidelines? Annie Britton Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 203 Open Access http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/47/3/203?etoc ---------------------------------------------------------------- REVIEW ---------------------------------------------------------------- Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Alcohol and Breast Cancer: Update 2012 Helmut K. Seitz, Claudio Pelucchi, Vincenzo Bagnardi, and Carlo La Vecchia Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 204-212 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/204?etoc ---------------------------------------------------------------- FOR DEBATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Alcohol Misuse Y91 Coding in ICD-11: Rational Terminology and Logical Coding Specifically to Encourage Early Identification and Advice Robin Touquet and Dan Harris Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 213-215 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/213?etoc ---------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTARY ---------------------------------------------------------------- Enhancing the ICD System in Recording Alcohol's Involvement in Disease and Injury John B. Saunders and Robin Room Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 216-218 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/216?etoc ---------------------------------------------------------------- PHARMACOLOGY AND CELL METABOLISM ---------------------------------------------------------------- Differential Hippocampal Response to Chronic Alcohol Consumption of Young Adult and Mature Adult Rats Jorge M. Barcia, Maria V. Sanchez-Villarejo, Inmaculada Almansa, Rosa Lopez-Pedrajas, Maria Muriach, and Francisco J. Romero Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 219-224 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/219?etoc Combined Pre- and Post-Natal Ethanol Exposure in Rats Disturbs the Myelination of Optic Axons Sheila Pons-Vazquez, Roberto Gallego-Pinazo, Carmen Galbis-Estrada, Vicente Zanon-Moreno, Jose J. Garcia-Medina, Vicente Vila-Bou, Pedro Sanz-Solana, and Maria Dolores Pinazo-Duran Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 225 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/47/3/225?etoc Effect of an Acute Consumption of a Moderate Amount of Ethanol on Plasma Endocannabinoid Levels in Humans Matthias Feuerecker, Daniela Hauer, Theresa Gresset, Simone Lassas, Ines Kaufmann, Michael Vogeser, Josef Briegel, Cyrill Hornuss, Alexander Chouker, and Gustav Schelling Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 226-232 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/226?etoc Gene-Selective Histone H3 Acetylation in the Absence of Increase in Global Histone Acetylation in Liver of Rats Chronically Fed Alcohol Pil-Hoon Park, Robert W. Lim, and Shivendra D. Shukla Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 233-239 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/233?etoc ---------------------------------------------------------------- COGNITIVE ASPECTS ---------------------------------------------------------------- Performance on an Everyday Life Activity in Persons Diagnosed with Alcohol Dependency Compared to Healthy Controls: Relations between a Computerized Shopping Task and Cognitive and Clinical Variables Julien Laloyaux, Celine Michel, Haitham Mourad, Herve Bertrand, Marc-Andre Domken, Martial Van der Linden, and Frank Laroi Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 240-247 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/240?etoc Alcohol Hangover Symptoms and Their Contribution to the Overall Hangover Severity Renske Penning, Adele McKinney, and Joris C. Verster Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 248-252 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/248?etoc ---------------------------------------------------------------- SCREENING AND IDENTIFICATION ---------------------------------------------------------------- Carbohydrate Deficient Transferrin in a Driver's License Regranting Program Thomas M. Maenhout, Guido Baten, Marc L. De Buyzere, and Joris R. Delanghe Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 253-260 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/253?etoc Breath Alcohol Elimination Rate and Widmark Factor Derived from Breath Alcohol Concentration in Chinese and Indians in Singapore Lie Michael George Limenta, Yee Jie Yin, Derrick Heng, and Edmund Jon Deoon Lee Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 261-266 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/261?etoc Comparison of Ethyl Glucuronide in Hair with Self-Reported Alcohol Consumption Rosemary Lees, Robert Kingston, Tim M. Williams, Graeme Henderson, Anne Lingford-Hughes, and Matthew Hickman Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 267-272 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/267?etoc CAGE, RAPS4, RAPS4-QF and AUDIT Screening Tests for Men and Women Admitted for Acute Alcohol Intoxication to an Emergency Department: Are Standard Thresholds Appropriate? J. Geneste, B. Pereira, B. Arnaud, N. Christol, J. Liotier, O. Blanc, F. Teissedre, S. Hope, R. Schwan, P.M. Llorca, J. Schmidt, C.J. Cherpitel, L. Malet, and G. Brousse Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 273-281 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/273?etoc ---------------------------------------------------------------- CLINICAL ASPECTS ---------------------------------------------------------------- Association of Alcohol Consumption with Lipid Profile in Hypertensive Men Hyejin Park and Kisok Kim Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 282-287 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/282?etoc Catatonia and Alcohol Withdrawal: A Complex and Underestimated Syndrome Pierre Alexis Geoffroy, Benjamin Rolland, and Olivier Cottencin Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 288-290 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/288?etoc Alcohol Use and Health-Related Quality of Life among Hospital Outpatients in South Africa Karl Peltzer and Supa Pengpid Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 291-295 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/291?etoc ---------------------------------------------------------------- TREATMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Mapping the Maintenance Stage of Recovery: A Qualitative Study among Treated and Non-treated Former Alcohol Dependents in Poland Justyna Iwona Klingemann Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 296-303 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/296?etoc The Psycho-Social Rehabilitation of Patients with Alcohol-Related Brain Damage in the Community Kenneth Wilson, Angela Halsey, Helen Macpherson, Jane Billington, Sharon Hill, Gavin Johnson, Keerthy Raju, and Pat Abbott Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 304-311 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/304?etoc Assessing Self-Efficacy to Reduce One's Drinking: Further Evaluation of the Alcohol Reduction Strategies-Current Confidence Questionnaire Shane W. Kraus, Harold Rosenberg, Erin E. Bonar, Erica Hoffmann, Elizabeth Kryszak, Kathleen M. Young, Lisham Ashrafioun, and Erin E. Bannon Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 312-316 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/312?etoc Characteristics of Alcoholics Attending 'Clubs of Alcoholics in Treatment' in Italy: A National Survey Olivia Curzio, Angela Tilli, Lorena Mezzasalma, Marco Scalese, Loredana Fortunato, Roberta Potente, Guido Guidoni, and Sabrina Molinaro Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 317-321 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/317?etoc ---------------------------------------------------------------- EPIDEMIOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- Alcohol, Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in a 35 Year Follow-up of a Nationwide Representative Cohort of 50,000 Swedish Conscripts up to Age 55 A. Romelsjo, P. Allebeck, S. Andreasson, and A. Leifman Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 322-327 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/322?etoc Impact of Different Reference Period Definitions in the Quantification of Alcohol Consumption: Results from a Nationwide STEPS Survey in Mozambique Jorge Pires, Patricia Padrao, Albertino Damasceno, Carla Silva-Matos, and Nuno Lunet Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 328-333 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/328?etoc Alcohol Consumption and Mortality Risks in the USA Brian Rostron Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 334-339 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/334?etoc Ethnic Drinking Cultures and Alcohol Use among Asian American Adults: Findings from a National Survey Won Kim Cook, Nina Mulia, and Katherine Karriker-Jaffe Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 340-348 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/340?etoc ---------------------------------------------------------------- POLICY ---------------------------------------------------------------- Changing Parental Behaviour to Reduce Risky Drinking Among Adolescents: Current Evidence and Future Directions Conor Gilligan, Kypros Kypri, and Dan Lubman Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 349-354 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/349?etoc Home Drinking in the UK: Trends and Causes John H. Foster and Colin S. Ferguson Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 355-358 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/355?etoc ---------------------------------------------------------------- BOOK REVIEWS ---------------------------------------------------------------- Practicing Harm Reduction Psychotherapy. An Alternative Approach to Addictions Andrea Hearn Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 359 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/47/3/359?etoc Contingency Management For Substance Misuse Treatment: A Guide For Implementing This Evidence Based Practice Sarah Kennedy Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 360-361 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/47/3/360?etoc Motivational Interviewing in Social Work Practice Aisha Holloway Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 362 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/47/3/362?etoc Addictions--Clinical Psychology: A Modular Course Mandy Johnstone Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 363 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/47/3/363?etoc Handbook of Motivational Counseling: Goal-Based Approaches to Assessment and Intervention with Addiction and Other Problems [Hardcover] Gavin Wethers and Iain D. Smith Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 364 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/47/3/364?etoc Portrait of the Psychiatrist as a Young Man: the Early Writing and Works of R.D. Laing, 1927-1960 Jonathan Chick Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 365 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/47/3/365?etoc A Contemporary History of Alcohol in Russia by Alexandr Nemtsov Bruce Ritson Alcohol Alcohol. 2012 47: 366 http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/47/3/366?etoc * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.