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SynthesisAlcoholism, clinical and experimental research2011

Subjective response to alcohol challenge: a quantitative review.

Patrick D Quinn, Kim Fromme

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Synthesis in Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 154 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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154citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
10.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

154 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 243 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Self-report assessment of alcohol sensitivity: An examination of the effects of different probes.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2023
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  16. Relationships between generalized impulsivity and subjective stimulant and sedative responses following alcohol administration.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2019
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  18. Neural activation to monetary reward is associated with amphetamine reward sensitivity.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2018
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  19. Associations Between Behavioral and Neural Correlates of Inhibitory Control and Amphetamine Reward Sensitivity.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2017
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94 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Patrick D QuinnDepartment of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA. pdquinn@mail.utexas.edu
Kim Fromme
The University of Texas at Austin · US

Funding

Neurochemical & Behavioral Correlates of ETOH EffectsT32AA007471 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN · PI Kimberly Nixon · 1987 to 2026
$9.2M
Alcohol and Behavioral Risks Throughout CollegeR01AA013967 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN · PI FROMME, KIM · 2003 to 2009
$3.3M
NIAAA NIH HHS 5T32-AA07471NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA013967NIAAA NIH HHS R01-AA013967NIAAA NIH HHS T32 AA007471
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIndividual differences in subjective response to alcohol, as measured by laboratory-based alcohol challenge, have been identified as a candidate phenotypic risk factor for the development of alcohol-use disorders (AUDs). Two models have been developed to explain the role of subjective response to alcohol, but predictions from the 2 models are contradictory, and theoretical consensus is lacking.

methodsThis investigation used a meta-analytic approach to review the accumulated evidence from alcohol-challenge studies of subjective response as a risk factor. Data from 32 independent samples (total N = 1,314) were aggregated to produce quantitative estimates of the effects of risk-group status (i.e., positive family history of AUDs or heavier alcohol consumption) on subjective response.

resultsAs predicted by the Low Level of Response Model (LLRM), family history-positive groups experienced reduced overall subjective response relative to family history-negative groups. This effect was most evident among men, with family history-positive men responding more than half a standard deviation less than family history-negative men. In contrast, consistent with the Differentiator Model (DM), heavier drinkers of both genders responded 0.4 standard deviations less on measures of sedation than did the lighter drinkers but nearly half a standard deviation more on measures of stimulation, with the stimulation difference appearing most prominent on the ascending limb of the blood alcohol concentration curve.

conclusionsThe accumulated results from 3 decades of family history comparisons provide considerable support for the LLRM. In contrast, results from typical consumption comparisons were largely consistent with predictions of the DM. The LLRM and DM may describe 2 distinct sets of phenotypic risk, with importantly different etiologies and predictions for the development of AUDs.

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AdultAlcohol DrinkingAlcoholic IntoxicationAlcoholismCentral Nervous System DepressantsEthanolFemaleHumansMaleRisk FactorsStatistics as TopicYoung AdultCentral Nervous System DepressantsEthanol

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PMID21777258
PMCPMC3183255
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