Deborah Hasin, PhD

Research: Dr. Deborah Hasin is interested in predictors of the natural history of alcohol use disorders, and how this may differ in treated and untreated population. She is also interested in the effects of psychiatric comorbidity on the course of alcohol and drug use disorders. Dr. Hasin's group is involved in instrument development and testing for measurement of aspects of substance dependence and abuse, and for measurement of psychiatric comorbidity in heavy drinkers and drug users. Dr. Hasin's research also involves exploration of cultural and genetic influences on alcohol consumption and alcohol disorder symptoms in Israel.

Fellow participation: Dr. Deborah Hasin has field placements for fellows interested in the nosology and course of alcohol use disorders in general population samples, which contain family history information. The ongoing development of several research instruments would provide a good setting for fellows interested in instrumentation and the reliability and validity of measures of substance use and mental disorders. A small data set may be available for analysis of the relationship of ADH2 to various health behaviors in a sample of Israeli household residents.

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