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mhGAP Intervention Guide - Version 2.0 for Mental, Neurological and Substance Use Disorders in Non-Specialized Health Settings
Overview
This is the second version (2016) of the mhGAP Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) for mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders in non-specialist health settings. It is for use by doctors, nurses, other health workers as...
Contribution of Alcohol Use Disorders to the Burden of Dementia in France 2008–13
Summary
Background
Dementia is a prevalent condition, affecting 5–7% of people aged 60 years and older, and a leading cause of disability in people aged 60 years and older globally. We aimed to examine the association between alcohol...
Extent and Patterns of Drug Use among Persons with Disabilities in Kenya
Abstract
Background: Although some data existed suggesting that there was high prevalence of drug use among the general population in Kenya with 39-48% of 15-65 year olds having used alcohol and at least one other substance, there was a...
Using Technology-Based Therapeutic Tools in Behavioural Health Services
For anyone interested in digital health behaviour interventions this manual from SAMHSA will prove interesting. Exploring how technology-assisted care can be implemented, the value of technology based assessments and the ways in which the...
Adolescent Executive Dysfunction in Daily Life: Relationships to Risks, Brain Structure and Substance Use
During adolescence, problems reflecting cognitive, behavioral and affective dysregulation, such as inattention and emotional dyscontrol, have been observed to be associated with substance use disorder (SUD) risks and outcomes. Prior studies...
Cannabis and Psychosis: Neurobiology
ABSTRACT
Cannabis is a known risk factor for schizophrenia, although the exact neurobiological process through which the effects on psychosis occur is not well-understood. In this review, we attempt to develop and discuss a possible...
Childhood Emotional Maltreatment and Mental Disorders
Abstract
Child maltreatment is a public health concern with well-established sequelae. However, compared to research on physical and sexual abuse, far less is known about the long-term impact of emotional maltreatment on mental health...
Adapting, Pilot Testing and Evaluating the Kick.it App to Support Smoking Cessation for Smokers with Severe Mental Illness
Abstract
Background: While the prevalence of tobacco smoking in the general population has declined, it remains exceptionally high for smokers with severe mental illness (SMI), despite significant public health measures. This project...
Neurobiology of Addictions / Neurobiología de las adicciones
ABSTRACT
The proportion of drug abuse users that develop dependence does not represent the totality of users. Therefore, there is a substantial proportion of users that do not develop a substance use disorder (SUD). For example, in...
Gender Differences in Substance Use and Psychiatric Distress among Medical Students
ABSTRACT
Background: Medical student wellness has emerged as an important issue in medical education. The purpose of the present study was to obtain a comprehensive assessment of substance use, psychological distress, and help-seeking...
Most-Read Knowledge Share Articles of 2017
Reviewing Inclusion Health: An Intervention Programme for At-Risk Populations
Inclusion Health is a framework for action that helps find ways of improving the health and well-being for socially excluded groups. These populations, who have in common adverse life experiences and risk factors, such as poverty and...
Risk and Protective Factors for Substance Use in High-Risk Populations
There tends to be an increase in prevalence of substance use issues within populations living in urban areas and where poverty levels are high.
Certain risk factors, more common in deprived areas, are particularly associated with...
The Power and Price of Survival: Understanding Resilience, Stress, and Trauma
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Demographic and Mental Health Characteristics of Individuals who Present to Community Health Clinics with Substance Misuse
Beyond Beds: The Vital Role of a Full Continuum of Psychiatric Care
Summary
Nearly 10 million individuals in the United States are estimated to live with a diagnosable psychiatric condition sufficiently serious to impair their personal, social and economic functioning. Hardly a day goes by without a...
Unmet Treatment Needs for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
In the US, less than 10% of adults with co-occurring mental health problems and substance use disorders get treatment for both. 50% do not receive treatment for either.
This highlights the vast discrepancy between the prevalence of co...
Mental Health Training for Primary Health Care Workers and Implication for Success of Integration of Mental Health into Primary Care
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Background
Mental disorders remain a neglected public health problem in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), most people with mental disorders never receive effective care and there is a large treatment gap. In order to...
World Mental Health Day 2017
Dhaka: World Mental Health Day
Speakers at a press conference at Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) called for taking comprehensive steps for preventing the use of drugs among women, saying that drug addiction affects women's mental health as...
Dual Disorders: A New Way to Think about Addiction?
Despite a growing evidence base and numerous policy changes, the association between addiction and other mental health problems is often ignored.
It remains that many patients with Substance Use Disorder (SUDs) also have Other...
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