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A Step‑Wise Community Engagement and Capacity Building Model Prior to Implementation of mhGAP‑IG in a Low and Middle‑Income Country
Abstract
Background
The World Health Organization developed the Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) as guidelines for innovative utilization of available resources in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)...
Bassa autostima collegata a un maggiore rischio di uso di oppioidi
È stato suggerito che gli individui con bassa autostima hanno maggiori probabilità di scegliere comportamenti di coping disadattivi, come l'abuso di oppioidi, di fronte a fattori di stress della vita.
In un recente studio condotto a New...
Substance Misuse and Mental Health
Our thoughts, feelings and behaviour are controlled by a complex messenger system made of chemicals called neurotransmitters. These neurotransmitters are sensitive to what is going on in our internal and external environment and will react...
Salud mental comunitaria, atención primaria de salud y universidades promotoras de salud en Ecuador
RESUMEN: El objetivo de este trabajo es describir la situación actual de la salud mental en Ecuador. En Ecuador, aunque el modelo de salud mental comunitaria está integrado en los servicios de atención primaria de salud desde hace una...
Cannabis, a Significant Risk Factor for Violent Behavior in the Early Phase Psychosis
Background: Previous literature suggests that prevalence of cannabis use in the early phase of psychosis is high, and that early psychosis patients are at high-risk for violent behavior. However, the link between cannabis use and violent...
Conoscenza della legislazione sulla salute mentale in Ghana
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Introduzione
La malattia mentale può colpire chiunque indipendentemente dalla razza, dal sesso o dalle caratteristiche personali. Lo studio ha cercato di indagare la conoscenza degli operatori sanitari sulla legislazione sulla...
Dilemmas in Recovery‑Oriented Practice to Support People with Co‑Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
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Background
Recovery-oriented practice is recommended in services for people with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Understanding practitioners’ perceptions of recovery-oriented services may be a key...
Lifestyle Choices and Mental Health: A Longitudinal Survey with German and Chinese Students
Family Rejection as a Predictor of Suicide Attempts and Substance Misuse among Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adults
A study published in the LGBT Health Journal explores family rejection as a predictor for substance misuse in transgender and gender nonconforming adults.
Taking data from the National Transgender Discrimination Survey the study involved...
Crimine, paura e salute mentale in Messico
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Questo articolo esamina l'effetto dell'esposizione alla violenza criminale sulla paura del crimine e sulla salute mentale in Messico, un paese che ha registrato un drammatico aumento degli eventi violenti derivanti dal...
First and Subsequent Lifetime Alcoholism and Mental Disorders in Suicide Victims with Reference to a Community Sample
Background: Suicide victims have been found to frequently suffer from mental disorders, often more than one, and comorbidity has also been found to be a risk factor for suicide. The aim of the present study was to determine the first...
The Influence of Psychological Factors during Early Years of Life in the Development of Addiction
Abstract
Addiction is a multifaceted condition with various entry and exit points throughout its course in an individual's life. In some adolescents, early onset can be followed by limited adolescent use or abuse and is more related to...
Funcionamiento familiar e intentos de suicidio en un hospital público de Argentina
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Objetivo
Analizar los componentes funcionales de la dinámica familiar y factores asociados al intento de suicidio en pacientes asistidos en un hospital público de Argentina en el año 2015.
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Se realizó un estudio...
Neither Myth nor Stigma: Mainstreaming Mental Health in Developing Countries
Abstract
Mental and substance use disorders account for 18.9% of years lived with disability worldwide. A rising prevalence of mental disorders was identified in the past decade and a call for global attention to this challenge was made...
Maternal and Paternal Cannabis Use during Pregnancy and Risk of Psychotic Symptoms in the Offspring
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Background
Cannabis use has repeatedly been associated with psychotic symptoms, with persistent risks beyond the direct effects of exogenous cannabinoids. However, it remains unknown whether cannabis use during pregnancy is a...
Alcol e stress Attivazione della microglia e dei neuroni: effetti regionali sul cervello
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Sfondo
Si ipotizza che i cicli di alcol e stress contribuiscano ai disturbi da uso di alcol. Il modo in cui ciò avviene è poco compreso, anche se sia l'alcol che lo stress attivano il sistema neuroimmunitario, le molecole...
Work Stress and Depressive Symptoms in Fishermen with a Smoking Habit
This study examined pathways of influence between work stress, depressive symptoms, nicotine dependence, expressive suppression, and cognitive reappraisal in fishermen with smoking habits in Qionghai, Hainan province, China (N = 1068)...
Caratteristiche e circostanze precipitanti che circondano il suicidio tra le persone di età compresa tra 10 e 17 anni
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Cosa si sa già di questo argomento?
Il suicidio è un grave problema di salute pubblica. È la terza causa di morte tra le persone statunitensi di età compresa tra 10 e 17 anni. Nello Utah, il tasso di suicidio tra le persone di...
Differences between Psychotic Disorders with Concurrent Cannabis Use and Cannabis-Induced Psychoses
Abstract
Background: The fact that Cannabis use can lead to psychotic symptoms has been recognized years ago. Moreover, when the patient is using cannabis, the distinction between a primary psychotic disorder and a cannabis-induced...
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