All Resources for 'Community-Based Prevention'

Profiles of quality of outpatient care use, associated sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, and adverse outcomes among patients with substance-related disorders

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Men
Quality Assurance

Abstract

Background

This study identified patient profiles in terms of their quality of outpatient care use, associated sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, and adverse outcomes based on frequent emergency department (ED) use...

UPC School and Family Pilot Examination

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News
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation
The Global Centre for Credentialing and Certification (GCCC) is looking for volunteers to participate in the pilot testing of the ICAP examination for School and Family Prevention.

Test of Impulsivity in Adolescence

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Scientific article
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Public Health
Family
Partner Organisation

BACKGROUND: Adolescence is one of the most important stages in a human life. This period is full of different stimuli and types of influence – from parents, peers, and society. It is related to greater susceptibility to problematic...

AddictologyIssue 3/2022

Epidemiological Study of Suicidal Ideation and Suicidal Behaviour Among Patients with Substance Use Disorders in a Rehabilitation and Treatment Centre for Addiction in Dubai

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Scientific article
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Public Health
Mental Health
Partner Organisation
Suicide is considered a severe global phenomenon as near to 700,000 people die annually as a result of suicidal behaviours. Suicide is a major public health problem among patients with a substance use disorder.
AddictologyIssue 3/2022

Nature and Course of Clinician and Self-Rated Depressive Features in Persons with Alcohol Use Disorders: A Preliminary Prospective Study among Men Seeking Treatment

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Addiction
Mental Health
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION: The trajectory and nature of depression in patients with alcohol use disorder as they enter treatment needs to be understood better. This study assessed the nature and course of depressive features among male patients with...

AddictologyIssue 3/2022

No Good Time Without Drugs: Qualitative Study Among Nightlife Attendees in Tbilisi, Georgia

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Format
Scientific article
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Public Health
Family
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION: Individuals who visit nightclubs and electronic dance music (EDM) festivals tend to use psychoactive substances, often multiple substances, in this setting and are at risk of serious negative health effects. This paper aims to...

AddictologyIssue 3/2022

Risk Behaviour of Adolescents Aged 10–15 in Slovakia. Relation to Sex, Age, and Body Mass Index

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Scientific article
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Public Health
Statistics
Family
Partner Organisation

BACKGROUND: As a theoretical base we used Jessor’s concept of the Syndrome of Risk Behaviour in Adolescence, the self-concept, and the concept of body image.

AIM: The main aim of the contribution was research on the relations between the...

AddictologyIssue 3/2022

The need to establish the first safe consumption site in Israel

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Infectious Diseases

The paper presents the case for establishment of safe consumption sites (SCS) in Israel. An SCS, also known as a drug consumption room (DCR), provides a safe and medically supervised setting for people who inject drugs (PWID) to use drugs...

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