The relationship between mental health disorders and substance use and integrated approaches. .
Mental Health
Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference
The Society for Social Work and Research will be hosting its 23rd annual conference between the 16th and 23rd of January 2019.
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) in...
Longitudinal Study of the Impact of Prenatal Opioid and other Substance Exposure on Brain and Behavioral Development
An expert panel meeting will be held on the 22nd of October 2018 to discuss the design of a recent piece of longitudinal research examining the impact of substance exposure on pre- and postnatal neural development. It will also discuss the relationship between pre- natal substance exposure and subsequent risk of mental illness and substance use, and the impact upon levels of social, behavioral and academic achievement.
Quality Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
It is important that people wishing to access treatment for substance use disorder are informed about the quality of care they will receive. A new fact sheet has been developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services...
Opioid Treatment Resources
Emergency departments are often the first point of contact for individuals who have overdosed or suffering from the effects of opioids. Despite the vital role practitioners within this service provide, there has been, up until now, little...
World Mental Health Day 2018
The World Health Organization defines mental health as “a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make...
Low Self-Esteem Connected to Greater Risk for Opioid Use
It has been suggested that individuals with low self-esteem are more likely to choose maladaptive coping behaviors, such as abuse of opioids, when faced with life stressors. In a recent study conducted in New York, over 1000 adults, of...
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...