Neuroscience of Behavioral and Pharmacological Treatments for Addictions
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Overview
Originally Published: 03/12/2011
Post Date: 03/12/2011
by Marc N. Potenza, Mehmet Sofuoglu, Kathleen M. Carroll, Bruce J. Rounsaville
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Article - Neuroscience of Behavioral and Pharmacological Treatments for Addictions
Summary/Abstract
Overview of behavioral and pharmacological treatments for addictions and recommendations for future development and directions in addiction treatment.
Content
Summary Although substantial advances have been made in behavioral and pharmacological treatments for addictions, moving treatment development to the next stage may require novel ways of approaching addictions, particularly ways based on new findings regarding the neurobiological underpinnings of addictions that also assimilate and incorporate relevant information from earlier approaches. In this review, we first briefly review theoretical and biological models of addiction and then describe existing behavioral and pharmacologic therapies for the addictions within this framework. We then propose new directions for treatment development and targets that are informed by recent evidence regarding the heterogeneity of addictions and the neurobiological contributions to these disorders. See Attached PDF File for entire article