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SynthesisTranslational psychiatry2024

Bad habits-good goals? Meta-analysis and translation of the habit construct to alcoholism.

F Giannone, C Ebrahimi, T Endrass, A C Hansson, F Schlagenhauf, W H Sommer

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Synthesis in Translational psychiatry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Studying human habit formation through motor sequence learning.Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

F GiannoneInstitute of Psychopharmacology, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68159, Mannheim, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0364-7374
C EbrahimiFaculty of Psychology, Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3119-9318
T EndrassFaculty of Psychology, Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8845-8803
A C HanssonInstitute of Psychopharmacology, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68159, Mannheim, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1821-3920
F SchlagenhaufDepartment of Psychotherapy, Campus Charité Mitte, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin & St. Hedwig Hospital, 10117, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8340-5027
W H SommerInstitute of Psychopharmacology, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68159, Mannheim, Germany. wolfgang.sommer@zi-mannheim.de.ORCID 0000-0002-5903-6521

Funding

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (Federal Ministry of Education and Research) 01EW2402-ERANET IBRAADeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 402170461-TRR 265
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Excessive alcohol consumption remains a global public health crisis, with millions suffering from alcohol use disorder (AUD, or simply "alcoholism"), leading to significantly reduced life expectancy. This review examines the interplay between habitual and goal-directed behaviors and the associated neurobiological changes induced by chronic alcohol exposure. Contrary to a strict habit-goal dichotomy, our meta-analysis of the published animal experiments combined with a review of human studies reveals a nuanced transition between these behavioral control systems, emphasizing the need for refined terminology to capture the probabilistic nature of decision biases in individuals with a history of chronic alcohol exposure. Furthermore, we distinguish habitual responding from compulsivity, viewing them as separate entities with diverse roles throughout the stages of the addiction cycle. By addressing species-specific differences and translational challenges in habit research, we provide insights to enhance future investigations and inform strategies for combatting AUD.

Indexed as

AlcoholismGoalsHabitsAlcohol DrinkingAnimalsBehavior, AddictiveHumans

Identifiers

PMID39030169
PMCPMC11271507

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