TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of a Family History of Alcoholism on Autonomic, Neuroendocrine, and Subjective Reactions to Alcohol
AU - Bauer, Lance O.
AU - Yehuda, Rachel
AU - Meyer, Roger E.
AU - Giller, Earl
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - The authors evaluated two groups of young nonalcoholic men with (n = 14) and without (n = 25) a family history of alcoholism (FH+ and FH−) in a single laboratory session, During the session, subjects drank either an alcoholic (0.5 ml/kg) or a nonalcoholic beverage. Neuroendocrine, cardiovascular, electrodermal, and self‐report data were collected at multiple time points before and after beverage consumption. The data analysis revealed time‐related changes in plasma cortisol, finger temperature, skin conductance level, and several of the self‐report measures. Beverage‐related changes were seen in finger temperature, plasma glucose, and self‐reported fatigue. The only dependent measure to discriminate FH+ and FH‐ groups was plasma cortisol, which exhibited a more rapid decline over time in the FH+ group. The FH+/FH‐ group difference in plasma cortisol was neither enhanced nor reduced by alcohol. 1992 American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
AB - The authors evaluated two groups of young nonalcoholic men with (n = 14) and without (n = 25) a family history of alcoholism (FH+ and FH−) in a single laboratory session, During the session, subjects drank either an alcoholic (0.5 ml/kg) or a nonalcoholic beverage. Neuroendocrine, cardiovascular, electrodermal, and self‐report data were collected at multiple time points before and after beverage consumption. The data analysis revealed time‐related changes in plasma cortisol, finger temperature, skin conductance level, and several of the self‐report measures. Beverage‐related changes were seen in finger temperature, plasma glucose, and self‐reported fatigue. The only dependent measure to discriminate FH+ and FH‐ groups was plasma cortisol, which exhibited a more rapid decline over time in the FH+ group. The FH+/FH‐ group difference in plasma cortisol was neither enhanced nor reduced by alcohol. 1992 American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1521-0391.1992.tb00022.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1521-0391.1992.tb00022.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84995250250
SN - 1055-0496
VL - 1
SP - 168
EP - 176
JO - The American Journal on Addictions
JF - The American Journal on Addictions
IS - 2
ER -