Clinical Studies in Alcohol Use Disorders
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Behavioral Neuroscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 November 2025 | Viewed by 131
Special Issue Editors
Interests: psychopathology; mental illness; clinical health; psychology treatment; clinical psychiatry; neurobiology; neurophysiology; clinical psychology; sleep disorders; psychological assessment
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Interests: psychological aspects of chemical and behavioral addictions; cognitive impairment in mental and somatic diseases; chronopsychology; suicidology; psychological aspects of personality disorders
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a chronic, debilitating condition and a significant public health issue. Due to its various complications and comorbidities, clinical interest in AUD spans psychology, psychiatry, internal medicine, and neurology. The worldwide prevalence of AUD is estimated at around 7%. Despite a global trend of reduction in AUD rates, it remains, associated with alarming phenomena, such as high alcohol consumption rates in the 15–19 age group and low treatment rates—both around 20%.
Given the clinical importance of AUD, we invite you to contribute to a Special Issue of Brain Sciences, entitled “Clinical Studies in Alcohol Use Disorders”. This issue will focus on topics including the following:
- Suicide risk and its predictors in AUD patients;
- Psychiatric and somatic comorbidity of AUD;
- The interplay between trauma and excessive alcohol consumption;
- Novel approaches to psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy;
- Psychometric assessment of AUD;
- Sleep and circadian rhythm disorders in AUD.
We encourage submissions that provide novel insights into the etiology, prevention, and treatment of AUD.
Dr. Łukasz Mokros
Dr. Katarzyna Nowakowska-Domagała
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- AUD
- suicide
- suicidality
- sleep
- circadian rhythm
- addiction therapy
- cognitive functions
- psychotherapy
- trauma
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