Stress and Drug Abuse: Epidemiology, Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment

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Stress and Drug Abuse: Epidemiology, Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment: The purpose of this RFA is to solicit applications for innovative research on chronic stress and drug abuse or dependence. Research is encouraged on the epidemiology, etiology, prevention, and treatment of drug abuse/dependence, as it relates to either chronic stress or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). More specifically, research is sought to examine the relationship between chronic stress or PTSD and drug use, abuse, and dependence. Also of interest is the relationship between chronic stress or PTSD and withdrawal/abstinence, remission, and relapse. The focus of this RFA is on drug abuse or dependence as they relate to chronic stress, not acute stress. Applications responsive to this RFA should include clearly articulated definitions of the chronic stress construct. Chronic stress has been operationalized and measured in various ways in relevant research. It is incumbent upon applicants to link proposed projects to a method of assessing/measuring chronic stress that meets conventional research standards (e.g., replicable, meets psychometric criteria for reliability) and is appropriate for the type of project that is proposed. Once developed, PTSD can be considered as a type of chronic stress (even though it may follow an acute stressor). In contrast to chronic stress, the construct of PTSD is associated with a generally accepted definition (i.e., a set of psychiatric diagnostic criteria developed by the American Psychiatric Association). Although NIMH is not a direct sponsor of this RFA, research (etiology, epidemiology, prevention and treatment) on chronic stress and PTSD as related to mental health and common comorbid conditions (e.g., substance use and abuse, delinquency, physical health) is of interest to NIMH.