Abstract
Severe alcohol use disorder (SAUD) is among the most prevalent psychiatric disorders, leading to a wide range of deleterious consequences for the individual, their relatives, and the society. Individuals suffering from SAUD are often tough to be more aggressive and violent. We reviewed the literature linking alcohol consumption and aggression to provide a synthesis of available evidence on this topic. In general, both acute alcohol consumption and SAUD are associated with an increase in the three subcomponents of aggression, namely, anger, hostility, and aggressive behaviors. We identified several mechanisms involved in the elicitation of aggression in SAUD, including hostility biases and the lack of emotional or cognitive control. Finally, we proposed treatments that specifically target these processes.
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Abbreviations
- AAF:
-
alcoholics anonymous facilitation
- AM:
-
anger management
- ART:
-
affect regulation training
- CBT:
-
cognitive behavioral therapy
- EFE:
-
emotional facial expression
- HLS:
-
healthy lifestyles control
- HVC:
-
healthy video control
- IBM-H:
-
interpretation bias modification for hostility
- IED:
-
intermittent explosive disorder
- IPV:
-
intimate partner violence
- SAUD:
-
severe alcohol use disorder
- SIP:
-
social information processing
- TOSS:
-
treatment of social stress
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Gautier, M., Pabst, A., Maurage, P. (2023). Anger, Hostility, and Aggression in Severe Alcohol Use Disorder. In: Martin, C., Preedy, V.R., Patel, V.B. (eds) Handbook of Anger, Aggression, and Violence. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98711-4_48-1
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