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ReviewBrain sciences2024

A Narrative Review of Current and Emerging Trends in the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder.

Muhammet Celik, Mark S Gold, Brian Fuehrlein

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Review in Brain sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Muhammet CelikNew York Medical College at Saint Joseph's Medical Center, Yonkers, NY 10705, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2119-3991
Mark S GoldDepartment of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
Brian FuehrleinMental Health Service Line, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT 06516, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3202-8089

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality in the United States. It contributes to over 140,000 annual deaths, to over 200 related diseases and health conditions globally, and accounts for 5.1% of the global disease burden. Despite its substantial impact, AUD remains undertreated, marked by a scarcity of approved medications. This paper explores the current treatment landscape and novel strategies for both alcohol withdrawal syndrome and AUD. Promising results, including the use of psychedelics alongside psychotherapy, noninvasive neural-circuit-based interventions, phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitors, and GLP-1 receptor agonists, have emerged from recent studies. While these advancements show potential, further research is crucial for a comprehensive understanding of their effectiveness. The clear shortage of approved medications and other treatment modalities underscores the pressing need for ongoing research.

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alcoholalcohol use disorder (AUD)withdrawal

Identifiers

PMID38539681
PMCPMC10969323

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