Biological markers of alcohol related disorders

The authors in this study lay out a relatively new approach to the diagnost ics of alcoholism. Measuring the biological markers of this disease is a us eful extension of the standard clinical examination and a promising method for improving prevention. Studies about markers of alcoholism provide a ner v, exact and quantitative way of diagnosing alcoholism, by means of determi ng the "stafe" markers, which include markers of the cerebral process of de pendency development and markers of acute and chronic intoxication by alcoh ol; and by means of determing the "trait" markers, which suggest the dispos ition for the development of alcohol disease. The authors believe that meas uring the biological markers is a promising new approach that should improv e the diagnostics and prevention of alcoholism.