Source: Thibaut B, Dewa LH, Ramtale SC, et al. Patient safety in inpatient mental health settings: a systematic review. BMJ Open 2019;9:e030230. doi : 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030230 Abstract Objectives Patients in inpatient mental health settings face similar risks (eg, medication errors) to those in...

Source: Bonnie K. Lind, PhD, Dennis McCarty, PhD, Yifan Gu, MS, Robin Baker, PhD & K. John McConnell, PhD(2019) Predictors of substance use treatment initiation and engagement among adult and adolescent Medicaid recipients, Substance Abuse, 40:3, 285-291, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2018.1550467 Abstract...

Source: Coombes, H., Cooper, R.J. Staff perceptions of prescription and over-the-counter drug dependence services in England: a qualitative study. Addict Sci Clin Pract 14, 41 (2019) doi:10.1186/s13722-019-0170-4 Abstract Background Dependence to prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs...

Source: Opsal, A., Kristensen, Ø. & Clausen, T. Readiness to change among involuntarily and voluntarily admitted patients with substance use disorders. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 14, 47 (2019) doi:10.1186/s13011-019-0237-y Abstract Background Health care workers in the addiction field have long...

Source: Rolls KD, Hansen MM, Jackson D, Elliott D. Why Health Care Professionals Belong to an Intensive Care Virtual Community: Qualitative Study. J Med Internet Res 2019;21(11):e14068 DOI: 10.2196/14068 ABSTRACT Background: Clinical practice variation that results in poor patient outcomes remains a...

Source: Richardson A, Richard L, Gunter K, et al. Interventions to integrate care for people with serious mental illness and substance use disorders: a systematic scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 2019;9:e031122. doi : 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031122 Abstract Introduction People with serious mental...

Fuente: Rodríguez-Martín, B. C., Gallego-Arjiz, B., López-Ewert, P., Reguera-Errasti, J., De La Peña, M. Q., & Broche-Pérez, Y. (2019). Los primeros 90 días de tratamiento de adicciones: el rol de los grupos de apoyo para familiares. Revista inteRnacional de investigación en adicciones, 5(1), 6-14...

Source: Marchand et al. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy (2019) 14:37 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-019-0227-0 Abstract Background: Despite ongoing efforts aimed to improve treatment engagement for people with substance-related disorders, evidence shows modest rates of utilization...

Source: Desai RJ, Good MM, San-Juan-Rodriguez A, et al. Varenicline and Nicotine Replacement Use Associated With US Food and Drug Administration Drug Safety Communications. JAMA Netw Open. Published online September 04, 20192(9):e1910626. doi :10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.10626 Key Points Question...

Fuente: Chainé, S. M., Martínez, K. I. M., Venegas, C. C., López, A. A. C. C., & Ruíz, M. J. M. (2013). Evaluación de habilidades de consejo breve en el ámbito de las adicciones. Health and Addictions/Salud y Drogas, 13(2), 109-116. Resumen En las últimas dos décadas, el consumo de alcohol y otras...

Source: Kelly, J. F., Greene, M. C., Bergman, B. G., White, W. L. and Hoeppner, B. B. (2019), How Many Recovery Attempts Does it Take to Successfully Resolve an Alcohol or Drug Problem? Estimates and Correlates From a National Study of Recovering U.S. Adults. Alcohol Clin Exp Re. doi: 10.1111/acer...

Source: Kolar, K., Ahmad, F., Chan, L., & Erickson, P. G. (2015). Timeline mapping in qualitative interviews: A study of resilience with marginalized groups. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 14(3), 13-32. Abstract Growing interest in visual timeline methods signals a need for critical...

Source: https://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/97/4/18-225086.pdf " With the forcibly-displaced population growing, and with the increase in the burden of substance use disorder globally, substance use among refugees must be considered a public health priority and addressed through concerted actions...

Source: Tsai and Gu Addict Sci Clin Pract (2019) 14:9 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-019-0138-4 Abstract Background The high prevalence of substance use disorders (SUDs) among incarcerated adults in the U.S. is well-known, but there has been less examination of SUD treatment and rates of...

Abstract This study evaluates the use of a mental health mobile clinic to overcome two major challenges to the provision of mental healthcare in resource-limited settings: the shortage of trained specialists; and the need to improve access to safe, effective, and culturally sound care in community...

At the county-level, an additional Substance Abuse Treatment (SAT) facility reduces drug-related mortality by 0.50% annually, and municipal felony-type crimes by 0.10 % annually, according to the authors. This publication provides support for the idea that there are broad-based benefits of SAT...

Abstract Background Systematic efforts to improve the quality, safety and value of health care have increased over the last decades. Even so, it is hard to choose priorities and to know when the desired results are reached, especially in forensic psychiatric care where there can be a discrepancy...