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New Resource Centre from SAMHSA
SAMHSA has launched the new Evidence Based Resource Center which will allow practitioners to find tools, manuals, clinical practice guidelines and science based-resources.
Available directly through the SAMHSA website, the digital...
New Dataset Made Available from Study of Adolescent Brain Development
In February of 2018 the US National Institute of Health (NIH) released the first dataset from an "unprecedented study of adolescent brain development", the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study.
The study has, to date...
Characteristics of and Precipitating Circumstances Surrounding Suicide among Persons Aged 10–17 Years
Summary
What is already known about this topic?
Suicide is a major public health problem. It is the third leading cause of death among U.S. persons aged 10–17 years. In Utah, the rate of suicide among persons aged 10–17 years has...
Differences between Psychotic Disorders with Concurrent Cannabis Use and Cannabis-Induced Psychoses
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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...
Tobacco Use Decreases Visual Sensitivity in Schizophrenia
Smoking prevalence in patients who are diagnosed with schizophrenia (SCZ) is higher than in the general population. Chronic tobacco use in SCZ patients may reduce the side effects of antipsychotic drugs, thus serving as a self-medication...
How Do People with Mood and Anxiety Disorders Perceive and Interpret the Drinking Motives Questionnaire?
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Background
Research has identified drinking motives as the final common pathway to alcohol use, and associations between specific drinking motives and drinking patterns have consistently been demonstrated. Data on drinking...
Association of Low Blood Pressure with Suicidal Ideation
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Background
Whether constitutional low blood pressure (BP) causes substantive health problems has been controversial, and subjects with hypotension exhibit a range of symptoms, from mild typical conditions such as tiredness and...
Stressful Experiences Affect Likelihood of Remission of Drug Dependence, Continued Drug Use, and Relapse
Researchers at the University of Michigan’s Centre for the Study of Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking and Health have been exploring the link between drug dependence, ongoing drug use, relapse and exposure to stress or experience of stressful events...
The Influence of Hazardous Drinking on Psychological Functioning, Stress and Sleep during and after Treatment in Patients with Mental Health Problems
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Objectives: Hazardous drinking could negatively affect health and lead to alcohol use disorders, but it is unclear how hazardous drinking affects treatment outcomes of depression and anxiety and stress-related mental health...
Impact of earthquakes of September 2017 on the mental health of the population and recommended actions
Overview
Natural disasters are a risk factor for the development of mental disorders, so that attention to the mental health of the affected people is a priority. This text aims to describe the provision of mental health for people...
Association of Combined Patterns of Tobacco and Cannabis Use in Adolescence with Psychotic Experiences
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Importance: There is concern about potentially causal effects of tobacco use on psychosis, but epidemiological studies have been less robust in attempts to minimize effects of confounding than studies of cannabis use have been.
O...
Association between Attempted Suicide and Academic Performance Indicators among Middle and High School Students in Mexico
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Background
Students’ mental health is associated with academic performance. In high income countries, higher students’ grades are related to lower odds of suicidal behaviors, but studies on other indicators of academic...
Proportion of Patients in South London with First-Episode Psychosis Attributable to Use of High Potency Cannabis
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Background
The risk of individuals having adverse effects from drug use (eg. alcohol) generally depends on the frequency of use and potency of the drug used. We aimed to investigate how frequent use of skunk-like (high-potency)...
The Economic Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Conditions: Results for Costa Rica, Jamaica, and Peru
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Objective: We extend the EPIC model of the World Health Organization (WHO) and apply it to analyze the macroeconomic impact of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions in Costa Rica, Jamaica, and Peru.
Methods...
Intervention guide mhGAP for mental, neurological disorders and substance use in the level of non-specialized health care. Version 2.0
Mental, neurological and substance (MNS) disorders are very common and represent a large burden of disease and disability around the world. There remains a wide gap between the capacity of health systems and resources, between what is...
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
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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 use...
Extent and Patterns of Drug Use among Persons with Disabilities in Kenya
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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...