Neural, Motivational, and Psychological Measures of Pain Avoidance Predict Future Alcohol Use in Adult Drinkers.

ABSTRACT: Drinking as a coping method in response to pain is a complex behaviour, involving multiple neural, motivational, and psychological factors. Among these factors, pain sensitivity and pain-related drinking motive can significantly promote alcohol use. In contrast, proactive avoidance - a beneficial strategy of initiating overt actions to avoid negative outcomes - reduces harmful consumption. Yet, these factors have not been assessed as potential predictors of future drinking behaviour. Here, in a longitudinal study we collected fMRI data in 50 drinkers who, at baseline, performed a probabilistic learning go/nogo task that involved proactive avoidance of painful electric shocks. Pain-related psychological measures and the neural correlates of proactive avoidance were examined in relation to p

SUBMITTER: Le TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11828665 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature