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Although research on the links between stress and addiction, stress and psychiatric disorders and stress and chronic diseases exists, systematic research on the interactions between stress, self-control and addiction have been rare.  

The Interdisciplinary Research Consortium on Stress, Self-Control and Addiction (IRCSSA) based at the Yale Stress Center (YSC) brings together over 50 leading scientists, representing 20 disciplines, 5 schools (Medicine, Arts and Sciences, Management, Nursing and Public Health) and three academic institutions (Yale University, University of California-Irvine and Florida State University).  These researchers are collaborating to gain a greater understanding of stress and self-control mechanisms in addiction in order to develop new prevention and treatment strategies to enhance self-control, and decrease addictive behaviors.

Our Research

Smoking, alcohol consumption and over- consumption of rich and high fat 'comfort' foods are the top three causes of preventable death and disease in the US today. more…

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NIH Launches Interdisciplinary Research Consortia

The NIH Roadmap for Medical Research will fund 9 interdisciplinary research consortia more…