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Η έννοια του ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) βασίζεται στα αποτελέσματα μιας αμερικανικής πληθυσμιακής μελέτης κοόρτης που δημοσιεύθηκε στο American Journal of Preventive Medicine το 1998. Το ACE ταξινομείται σε τρεις ομάδες...
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Το μάθημα Πρόληψη της χρήσης επιβλαβών ουσιών και θεραπεία εθισμού αποτελεί αναπόσπαστο και υποχρεωτικό μέρος της μεταπτυχιακής ιατρικής εκπαίδευσης στην Τσεχική Δημοκρατία. Στόχος του είναι η απόκτηση των απαραίτητων γνώσεων...
INTRODUCTION:
Addictions, known as chronic (recurrent) behavioural disorders reinforced by a pleasant feeling (“reward”), are shown to be mediated by activation of the central dopaminergic neuronal pathway of the middle brain (“Reward...
With several global jurisdictions legalizing cannabis for either ‘medicinal’ or recreational use, the issue of its influence on public safety, particularly in motor vehicle crashes and the subsequent injuries and deaths, a more robust...
BACKGROUND:
In December 2019, the Chinese government reported patients with viral pneumonia caused by a new beta coronavirus in Wuhan. In a very short time, the virus spread around the world, causing a global pandemic referred to as COVID...
Dear readers,
This issue of the journal presents many interesting articles on various topics related to addiction. Mutual sign of research studies, despite their different thematic focus, is to show how important is to examine the...
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Αγαπητοί αναγνώστες,
Αυτό το τεύχος του περιοδικού Addictology σας προσφέρει πολλά ενδιαφέροντα άρθρα για τον εθισμό, ενώ η ερευνητική περιοχή κάθε άρθρου είναι πολύ συγκεκριμένη. Οι συγγραφείς εξετάζουν διάφορες πτυχές του...
INTRODUCTION:
The Czech Republic records one of the highest prevalence levels of obesity in comparison to other European and world countries. The present study aims to fill a gap in the use of tools in research of food addiction (FA)...
BACKGROUND: The identity and social representation of people linked to drugs depend on their interaction with the system that collects and analyses the critical data used to describe it. AIM: The aim of this study is to see if by adopting a...
BACKGROUND:
The current practice of undergraduate education in addictology for medical students at medical faculties both in and outside Europe does not meet the requirements and needs of practice. The rise in problems with legally...
Objectives As unrecorded alcohol use contributes to a substantial burden of disease, this study characterises this phenomenon in newly independent states (NIS) of the former Soviet Union with regard to the sources of unrecorded...
During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, mental health among youth has been negatively affected. Youth with a history of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), as well as youth from minoritized racial-ethnic...
ROSC or Recovery Oriented System of Care is a coordinated network of community-based services that is person-centred and builds on the strengths and resilience of individuals, families and communities (1).
This paper provides a...
Theories are important tools in the health and social science world. However, it is important to consider how they are formed and how they inform everyday practice.
In this paper, the authors discuss the Normalisation Process Theory...
data regarding the association between Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) and alcoholic liver disease (ALD) are scarce in spite of alcohol consumption being the main risk factor for WE.
to describe the frequency of...
There is a scarcity of research on drug use patterns among HIV-positive young individuals in Sub-Saharan Africa (YLWH). To fill the gap, the following was set out:
Stigma among healthcare providers is a barrier to the effective delivery of mental health services in primary care. Few studies have been conducted in primary care settings comparing the attitudes of healthcare providers and experiences of...
