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Development of Alcohol Use Disorders: the role of clinical, psychological, environmental and neurobiological factors; an fMRI substudy

Completed
Conditions
Alcohol dependency
depression
10037176
Registration Number
NL-OMON33738
Lead Sponsor
Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria

Per group: (I) current DSM-IV diagnosis alcohol dependency and 6 month DSM-IV diagnosis of depression and/ or anxiety disorder; (II) 6-month DSM-IV diagnosis depression and/or anxiety disorder; (III) No DSM-IV psychiatric disorder

Exclusion Criteria

(a) the use of psychotropic medication except for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in stable dosage, (b) major internal or neurological disorder, (c) known contra-indications for MR investigations, such as the presence of metal objects (e.g. pacemaker, arteriovenous clips), or claustrophobia

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Behavioural data and Blood Oxygenated Level Dependent (BOLD)-response, recorded<br /><br>using fMRI, will be measured. These, and behavioural data are correlated with<br /><br>chronicity of alcohol dependence in order to investigate weather differences in<br /><br>several cognitive and motivational activities underlie the differences in<br /><br>chronicity of alcohol dependence. </p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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