Physical sensations of craving in binge drinking and severe alcohol use disorder: A phenomenological approach
These findings bring forth a novel perspective of the bodily mechanisms involved in craving. They support a dissociation between subclinical and clinical populations of excessive alcohol drinkers, as body sensations related to craving might generate alcohol consumption through positive reinforcement (to extend positive sensations) for subclinical populations and through negative reinforcement (to alleviate unpleasant body sensations) for clinical populations. More widely, we highlight the need to add perceived bodily sensations to the predominantly and exclusively cognitive focus that characterizes the craving research field, since craving is also underpinned by physical sensations.
Authors
- Paweł Wiśniewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8371-1267)
- Olivier Desmedt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9496-5465)
- Pauline Billaux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6955-3672)
- Mateo Leganes‐Fonteneau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-9125)
- Pierre Maurage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0197-0810)
- Anne‐Lise Pitel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8573-9506)
- Andrzej Jakubczyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8714-0118)
- Joël Billieux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7388-6194)
- Aleksandra M. Herman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3338-0543)
- Nicolas Cabé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8051-0742)
- Maciej Kopera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8526-9778)
- Alice Lanièpce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5421-7182)
- Catherine Lemière (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3667-9628)
Institutions
- Inserm (FR)
- Instytut Biologii Doświadczalnej im. Marcelego Nenckiego (PL)
- Institut Universitaire de France (FR)
- Medical University of Warsaw (PL)
- Normandie Université (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen Normandie (FR)
- Centre de Recherche sur les Fonctionnements et Dysfonctionnements Psychologiques (FR)
- Cyceron (FR)
- Physiopathologie et imagerie des troubles neurologiques
- Université de Rouen Normandie (FR)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
- Université de Caen Normandie (FR)
- Polish Academy of Sciences (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research
- Published
- 2025-06-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.70087
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47
Funders
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique - FNRS
- Institut Universitaire de France
- Swiss Foundation for Alcohol Research
- Institut pour la Recherche en Santé Publique