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Behavioural Therapy Interventions
Psychological interventions that address the underlying cognitive and emotional drivers of substance use e.g., Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI).
Effect of Exercise versus Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or no Intervention on Anxiety, Depression, Fitness and Quality of Life in Adults with Previous Methamphetamine Dependency
Abstract
Background
Methamphetamine (MA) is a highly addictive psychostimulant used by approximately 52 million people worldwide. Chronic MA abuse leads to detrimental physiological and neurological changes, as well as increases in...
Pokyny pro farmakologickou léčbu pacientů s poruchou užívání alkoholu Americká psychiatrická asociace
Odůvodnění
Cílem tohoto pokynu je zlepšit kvalitu péče a výsledků léčby u pacientů s poruchou užívání alkoholu (AUD), jak je definována v DSM-5 (Americká psychiatrická asociace 2013). Pokyny se zaměřují konkrétně na farmakologickou léčbu...
Gambling Activates the Same Brain Pathways as Substance Addiction, New Study Finds
Problem gambling in the UK is reported to affect around 590,000 people.
The condition can be treated via a range of approaches, including cognitive behavioural therapy and medication.
Published in the journal Translational Psychiatry, a...
The Effectiveness of Illegal Drug Interventions
This Health Research Board document reviews evidence on the effectiveness of interventions in the areas of prevention, harm reduction and long-term recovery from addiction to illegal drugs.
It asks which interventions are effective for:
- ...
How to Tackle America’s Opioid Crisis?
Much the result of a poor understanding of how to treat chronic pain, the United States has in recent years been rocked by an unprecedented drug crisis: The opioid epidemic.
Opioids include drugs derived from opium, such as heroin, as...
Family Therapy for Adolescents with Behavioural Problems
Multidimensional family therapy addresses:
- Mental health, substance use and other behavioural issues affecting young people
- The parents’ childrearing skills/personal functioning
- Parent-child communication/relationship
- Family members'...
Effectiveness Bank Matrix Bite: Managing Coerced Alcohol Treatment
Key studies on the role of management in the treatment of problem drinking in criminal justice settings and/or to safeguard the community. Just as for practitioners, for managers the challenge is to extract therapeutic benefit out of a...
Can Abstaining from Alcohol Help to Fight the Spread of HIV?
Studies have shown that alcohol may play a role in more that 13% of deaths resulting from infectious diseases, including HIV.
Evidence suggests that alcohol consumption negatively affects the fight against HIV primarily by:
- Increasing...
Komparativní účinnost ambulantní léčby zneužívání návykových látek u dospívajících: metaanalýza
Vícebodové terapie zaměřené na rodinu se v této komplexní a pečlivé syntéze výsledků pokusů nepobytových programů pro mladistvé užívající návykové látky jeví jako pravděpodobně nejúčinnější – ale ospravedlňují výsledky dodatečné náklady?
P...
Quality of Behavioural Drug Treatment Implementation Dictates its Success
Contingency management (CM) is a widely used behavioural therapy for substance use disorders. It offers material rewards for attending sessions and adhering to prescribed medication courses, amongst other positive behaviours.
A study...
A Scientific Development for the Treatment of Cocaine Addiction?
A new study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry claims that one’s desire for cocaine may be reduced by blocking signalling from a specific system in the brain primarily responsible for promoting wakefulness and appetite.
The...
Připravenost a překážky přijmout postupy založené na důkazech pro léčbu zneužívání návykových látek v Mexiku
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