How psychosocial alcohol interventions work: a preliminary look at what FMRI can tell us.

Background: Current work in motivational interviewing (MI) has supported the role of in-session client and therapist language in predicting postintervention substance use outcomes. In particular, a relationship has been found between specific therapist language (e.g.

Exploring the relationship between depressive and anxiety symptoms and neuronal response to alcohol cues.

Background: Depressive and anxiety symptoms tend to co-occur with heavy drinking. Specifically, their presence may exacerbate the severity and intractability of heavy drinking. Similarly, heavy drinking may increase the risk for and experience of depressive and anxiety symptoms.