"Alcoholism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. The disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking, most notably denial. Each of these symptoms may be continuous or periodic. (Morse & Flavin for the Joint Commission of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and the American Society of Addiction Medicine to Study the Definition and Criteria for the Diagnosis of Alcoholism: in JAMA 1992;268:1012-4)
| Descriptor ID |
D000437
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C25.775.100.250 F03.900.100.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Alcoholism- Alcoholism
- Alcohol Dependence
- Dependence, Alcohol
- Alcohol Addiction
- Addiction, Alcohol
- Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
- Chronic Alcoholic Intoxication
- Intoxication, Chronic Alcoholic
Alcohol Use Disorder- Alcohol Use Disorder
- Alcohol Use Disorders
- Use Disorder, Alcohol
- Use Disorders, Alcohol
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Alcoholism" by people in this website by year, and whether "Alcoholism" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2001 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2002 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2003 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2007 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2010 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2011 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2012 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2013 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2015 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2017 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Alcoholism" by people in Profiles.
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Primary Care-Based Alcohol Screening and Alcohol Use Among Transgender and Cisgender Adults in an Integrated Health System. Am J Prev Med. 2026 Apr; 70(4):108240.
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Relationships of patient risk profiles and receipt of specialty treatment with early, sustained, and stable cessation of heavy alcohol use across populations. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2026 Feb; 181:209836.
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Alcohol Use and Its Associations With Frailty, Fractures, and Falls Among Older Adults With HIV. Alcohol Res. 2025; 45(1):08.
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Improving alcohol-related care in small-medium primary care practices: An evaluation of an adaptation of the SPARC trial intervention for small-medium sized practices. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025 Jun; 173:209697.
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Variations in documentation of alcohol use disorder (AUD) diagnoses across race, ethnicity, and sex in a health system that assesses AUD symptoms as part of routine primary care. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025 May; 172:209654.
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Contextual factors associated with successful alcohol screening and brief intervention implementation and sustainment in adult primary care. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025 Jan; 168:209532.
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Was receipt of any specialty alcohol treatment during the pandemic effective at reducing drinking for patients with or at risk of AUD? J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025 Jan; 168:209531.
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Prospective changes in drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic among adults with unhealthy alcohol use. Alcohol Alcohol. 2024 Sep 21; 59(6).
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Discrimination experiences and problematic alcohol and cannabis use in young adulthood. Am J Addict. 2025 Jan; 34(1):30-39.
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Psychiatric and substance use disorders among adults over age 50 who use cannabis: A matched cohort study using electronic health record data. Addict Behav. 2024 Mar; 150:107927.