Understanding how people with alcohol use disorder recover their ability to understand emotions
Social cognition in AUD recovery: Understanding trajectories, consequences, and mechanisms of change for deficits in emotion processing
This project explores how people recovering from alcohol use disorder regain their ability to understand and respond to others' emotions.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Florida NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Gainesville, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11189763 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you are recovering from alcohol use disorder, this project wants to understand how your ability to recognize and interpret others' emotions changes over time. We will follow individuals from the start of residential treatment for about three months, looking at how emotion processing improves. We will also compare these changes to people who do not have alcohol use disorder to better understand the recovery process. The project will also look at other thinking skills and how well you manage your own emotions, along with your treatment progress and overall well-being after discharge.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are recently-abstinent individuals beginning residential treatment for alcohol use disorder, as well as healthy community members.
Not a fit: Patients who are not in early abstinence or not seeking residential treatment for alcohol use disorder may not directly benefit from this specific project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: This work could help us better understand how recovery from alcohol use disorder impacts social skills and lead to improved support for patients.
How similar studies have performed: While previous studies have described emotion processing deficits in alcohol use disorder, this project is novel in its longitudinal approach to understanding changes during early recovery.
Where this research is happening
Gainesville, United States
- University of Florida — Gainesville, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Lewis, Ben — University of Florida
- Study coordinator: Lewis, Ben
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.