I'm revising an invited commentary that I cowrote for a psychopharm journal, and I've made what I think is a self-evident point: that an animal model of a clinical phenomenon requires good descriptive data about the phenomenon itself. So I've got a passage that states:
"From both ends--preclinical and clinical--the homology between drug-seeking behavior in rodents and humans will need continued elucidation. One obstacle to that elucidation is the point of view wherein terms such as _descriptive_ are used pejoratively. We believe that science begins with good descriptions, and for relapse [to drug addiction], there is a great deal more describing to be done." [I go on to suggest real-time prospective assessment of the precipitants and process of relapse, as Saul Shiffman has done with tobacco addicts.] Can the TIPS collective brain point me toward a source that might supplement my simple declaration that "We believe"? Searches of Medline, PsycInfo, and google haven't turned up anything obvious. thanks, David Epstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
