Alcohol Use Disorders: A Developmental Science Approach to Etiology

by Hiram E. Fitzgerald (Editor), Leon I. Puttler (Editor)

Overview

Alcohol Use Disorders takes a life-span/developmental approach to understanding the etiologic processes that heighten risk or resilience factors for alcohol use disorders (AUD). Contemporary understanding benefits from thirty years of longitudinal studies that were specifically designed to assess pre-onset origins, predictors of onset, and outcomes through early adulthood. The overriding theme of the volume is that the origins and expression of AUD are best understood within the context of developmental processes and dynamic systems organization and change. Such dynamic systems give rise to diverse pathways that are characterized by multi-finality and equi-finality due to the exchanges among genes, epigenetic processes, and the complexities of the individual organism's experiential world. For some individuals, these dynamic processes lead to risk cumulative or cascade effects that embody adverse childhood experiences that exacerbate risk, predict early onset drinking (or smoking), and are highly likely to lead to AUD during the transitions to adolescence and emerging adulthood. In other cases, protective factors within or outside of the individual's immediate family enable embodiment of normative stress regulatory systems and neural networks that support resilience and prevention of AUD and other addictive behaviors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190676025
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/11/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	456
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Hiram E. Fitzgerald is University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology and Associate Provost for University Outreach and Engagement at Michigan State University. He has been associated with the Michigan Longitudinal Study for 30 years. His major areas of research include the study of infant and family development in community contexts, the impact of fathers on early child development, 0-5 age boys and risk, the etiology of alcoholism, implementation of systemic community models of organizational process and change, and broad issues related to the scholarship of engagement. Leon I. Puttler is a clinical psychologist working in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan. He is the Project Director of the Michigan Longitudinal Study where he has worked for 22 years. Current research interests include the development of addictions with an emphasis on risk factors associated with its development, resilience in deviating from expected pathways, and the effects of recovery status of parental alcohol problems on the functioning of children and their parents; Child sexual abuse; Psychotherapy with children, adults, couples, and families.

Table of Contents

Part I. Alcohol Use Disorders: Perspectives from Developmental Psychopathology and Developmental Science Chapter 1. Developmental Science, Alcohol Use Disorders and the Risk-Resilience Continuum Leon Puttler, Robert A. Zucker, and Hiram E. Fitzgerald Chapter 2. A Developmental Psychopathology Perspective on Substance Use: Illustrations from the Study of Child Maltreatment Dante Cicchetti and Fred Rogosch Chapter 3. Multifinality, Equifinality and the Heterogeneity of Alcoholism. Andrea Hussong, Drew Rothenberg, Ruth K. Smith, and Maleeha Haroon Part II. Alcohol Use Disorders: Developmental Neurobiology and Early Organization of Risk Chapter 4. A Developmental Perspective on the Genetic Basis of Substance Use and Abuse Elisa Trucoo, Gabriel L. Schlomer, and Brian Hicks Chapter 5. Alcohol Used Disorder: Role of Epigenetics Igor Ponomarev Chapter 6: Brain Functional Contributors to Vulnerability for Substance Abuse: Mary M. Heitzeg Part III. Alcohol Use Disorders: Developmental Transitions from Infancy to Adolescence Chapter 7. Etiological processes for substance use disorders beginning in infancy Rena D. Eiden Chapter 8. Sleep Problems during the Preschool Years and Beyond as a Marker of Risk and Resilience in Substance Use? Maria Wong Chapter 9. Self-regulation, Behavioral Inhibition, and Risk for Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders. Joel T. Nigg Chapter 10: A Framework for Studying Parental Socialization of Child and Adolescent Substance Use. John Donovan Chapter 11: Alcohol and Youth: Evaluations of Developmental Impact Guadalupe A. Bacio, Ty Brumback and Sandra A. Brown Part IV. Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders: Developmental Transitions from Adolescence to Emergent Adulthood Chapter12: Substance Use and Abuse during Adolescence and the Transition to Adulthood are Developmental Phenomena: Conceptual and Empirical Considerations. John Schulenberg, Julie Maslowsky, and Justin Jager Chapter 13. Who Is Using Alternative Tobacco Products and Why? Research on Adolescents and Young Adults Alexandra Loukas and Deepti Agarwal Chapter 14. Developmental Perspectives on Cigarette Smoking: Findings from the IU Smoking Survey Laurie Chassin, Clark Presson, Jonathan T. Macy and Steven J. Sherman Chapter 15: Alcohol Use and Consequences across Developmental Transitions during College and Beyond James R. Ashenhurst and Kim Fromme Chapter 16. Developmental Transitions and College Binge Drinking: Why Parents Still Matter. Michael Ichiyama, Kayla Swart, Annie Wescott, Sarah Harrison, and Kelly Birch Chapter 17. Personality Processes Related to the Development and Resolution of Alcohol Use Disorders: A Long and Continually Evolving Story Kenneth Sher, Andrew Littlefield, and Matthew Lee Part V. Alcohol Use Disorders and Marital Relationships Chapter 18: Developmental Transitions and Emergent Causative Influences: Intimacy, Influence, and Alcohol Problems over the Early Years of Marriage. Ash Levitt and Kenneth Leonard Chapter 19: Social Psychology of Alcohol Involvement, Marital Dissolution, and Marital Interaction Processes across Multiple Time Scales James A. Cranford and Catharine E. Fairbarn Part VI. Developmental Designs: Methodological and Statistical Innovations Chapter 20. Integrative Data Analysis from a Unifying Research Synthesis Perspective Eun-Young Mun, and Anne E. Ray Chapter 21. New Statistical Methods Inspired by Data Collected from Alcohol and Substance Abuse Research. Anne Buu and Runze Li Index

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Gary B Kaniuk, PsyD (Cermak Health Services)
Description: The book examines alcohol use disorders from a developmental approach. Stemming from longitudinal studies dating back 30 years, the book explores developmental neurobiology, transitions from childhood to adolescence, and adolescence to emerging adulthood.
Purpose: The book "takes a life-span/developmental approach to understanding the etiologic processes that heighten risk or resilience factors for alcohol use disorders," noting, "The overriding theme ... is that the origins and expression of [alcohol use disorders] are best understood within the context of developmental processes and dynamic systems organization and change."
Audience: Although the authors do not identify their audience, the book is appropriate for clinicians, researchers, and public policy makers involved with patients suffering from substance use disorders, specifically alcohol. Graduate students in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, and social work also will benefit greatly from this book. Hiram E. Fitzgerald, a University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University, focuses his research on infant and family development, along with the etiology of alcoholism. Leon I. Puttler, a clinical psychologist at the University of Michigan, has been in charge of a longitudinal study for the past 22 years. The contributors are from institutions in the United States.
Features: Noting that the accumulation of negative childhood events can put an individual at risk for substance use disorders, the book discusses the complex interaction of various pathways such as genes, epigenetic processes, family, peers, and culture that can lead to addiction or resiliency. Alcohol use disorder is influenced by genetics, similar to other mental health diagnoses. The dynamic cascade model predicts developmental processes that increase risk or protective factors. The authors also discuss personality traits associated with alcohol use disorder. Research shows that alcohol use disorders reach their peak between the ages of 18 and 25, and college students engage in risky alcohol use, especially after the age of 21. Alcohol use within the marriage context can vary due to one's partner, friends, and circumstances. The book ends with a challenge for researchers to consider more flexible statistical models to better understand health risk behaviors. The book is not easy to read without a foundation in substance use disorders and statistical analysis.
Assessment: The book thoroughly covers alcohol use disorders in terms of etiology and developmental transitions. It is a testament to Robert Zucker's work in the field at the University of Michigan for the past 40 years. The book will be useful for researchers and clinicians who are interested in alcohol use disorders.

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"The book thoroughly covers alcohol use disorders in terms of etiology and developmental transitions. It is a testament to Robert Zucker's work in the field at the University of Michigan for the past 40 years. The book will be useful for researchers and clinicians who are interested in alcohol use disorders." —Doody's Book Review Service

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