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The clinical significance of drug craving
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Tiffany ST
; Wray JM
Ann N Y Acad Sci
2012[Feb]; 1248
(ä): 1-17
PMID22172057
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Although drug craving has received considerable research attention over the past
several decades, to date there has been no systematic review of the general
clinical significance of craving. This paper presents an overview of measurement
issues of particular relevance to a consideration of use of craving in clinical
settings. The paper then considers the relevance of craving across a broad array
of clinical domains, including diagnosis, prognostic utility, craving as an
outcome measure, and the potential value of craving as a direct target of
intervention. The paper is both descriptive and prescriptive, informed by the
current state of the science on craving with recommendations for the definition
of craving, assessment practices, future research, and clinical applications. We
conclude that craving has considerable utility for diagnosis and as a clinical
outcome, and that findings from future research will likely expand the clinical
potential of the craving construct in the domains of prognosis and craving as a
treatment target.