<description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #333333;"&gt; Yang Lu, M.S., and Catharine E. Fairbairn, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, Urbana-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #333333;"&gt;Champaign) join AJP Audio to discuss &lt;a href= "https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.20241170" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;the longitudinal effects of the use of personal alcohol breathalyzers&lt;/a&gt; in a natural setting on alcohol usage. Afterwards, &lt;em&gt;AJP&lt;/em&gt; Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned Kalin joins the podcast to discuss the rest of the April issue, which focuses on subjects related to substance use disorders.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;"&gt; 00:57&lt;span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;"&gt;    &lt;/span&gt; What did you discover about the long term effects of using a personal blood alcohol monitor?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;"&gt; 03:12&lt;span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;"&gt;    &lt;/span&gt; Do health monitoring devices actually change behaviors?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;"&gt; 04:10&lt;span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;"&gt;    &lt;/span&gt; What did your cohort look like?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;"&gt; 08:49&lt;span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;"&gt;    &lt;/span&gt; Disparate impact of monitoring on heavy drinkers and light drinkers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;"&gt; 11:36&lt;span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;"&gt;    &lt;/span&gt; Clinical implications&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;"&gt; 14:34&lt;span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;"&gt;    &lt;/span&gt; Limitations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;"&gt; 15:46&lt;span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;"&gt;    &lt;/span&gt; Avenues for further research&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;"&gt; 18:39&lt;span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;"&gt;    &lt;/span&gt; Kalin interview&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;"&gt; 18:46&lt;span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;"&gt;    &lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.20241170"&gt;Lu et al.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;"&gt; 24:00&lt;span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;"&gt;    &lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.20250189"&gt;Wittekind et al.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;"&gt; 29:50&lt;span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;"&gt;    &lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.20250336"&gt;Nicholson et al.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://psychiatryonline.org/pb-assets/podcasts/transcripts/AJP/AJP_Audio_Lu_Fairbairn_April_2026_transcript.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;"&gt; Transcript&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #333333;"&gt; Be sure to let your colleagues know about the podcast, and please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 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American Journal of Psychiatry Audio

American Journal of Psychiatry

April 2026: Mobile Health for Alcohol Use Assessment: Longitudinal Effects of Breathalyzer Self-Monitoring in Everyday Contexts

APR 1, 202635 MIN
American Journal of Psychiatry Audio

April 2026: Mobile Health for Alcohol Use Assessment: Longitudinal Effects of Breathalyzer Self-Monitoring in Everyday Contexts

APR 1, 202635 MIN

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Yang Lu, M.S., and Catharine E. Fairbairn, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) join AJP Audio to discuss the longitudinal effects of the use of personal alcohol breathalyzers in a natural setting on alcohol usage. Afterwards, AJP Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned Kalin joins the podcast to discuss the rest of the April issue, which focuses on subjects related to substance use disorders. 00:57 What did you discover about the long term effects of using a personal blood alcohol monitor? 03:12 Do health monitoring devices actually change behaviors? 04:10 What did your cohort look like? 08:49 Disparate impact of monitoring on heavy drinkers and light drinkers 11:36 Clinical implications 14:34 Limitations 15:46 Avenues for further research 18:39 Kalin interview 18:46 Lu et al. 24:00 Wittekind et al. 29:50 Nicholson et al. Transcript Be sure to let your colleagues know about the podcast, and please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to it. Subscribe to the podcast here. Listen to other podcasts produced by the American Psychiatric Association. Browse articles online. How authors may submit their work. Follow the journals of APA Publishing on Twitter. E-mail us at [email protected]