The relationship between mental health disorders and substance use and integrated approaches.
Mental Health
SAMHSA Tobacco-Free Recovery Grant 2018
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Center of Excellence for Tobacco-Free Recovery Grant is now open for applications. Offering up to 5 million USD the grant can be used for a range of projects...
SAMHSA Live Virtual Event: Supporting Students with Serious Mental Illness, Substance Use Disorders
Date: Thursday, April 26, 2018
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET
Approximately 1.8 of the nation's college students meet the medical criteria for substance misuse or dependence. Increasing numbers of students report high levels of anxiety, hopelessness, and other symptoms of mental illness.
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
Abstract 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...
Alcohol and Stress Activation of Microglia and Neurons: Brain Regional Effects
Abstract Background Cycles of alcohol and stress are hypothesized to contribute to alcohol use disorders. How this occurs is poorly understood, although both alcohol and stress activate the neuroimmune system—the immune molecules and cells...
Guidelines on the Management of Co-Occurring Alcohol and Other Drug and Mental Health Conditions in Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Settings
First published in 2009 and updated in 2014 the Guidelines on the Management of Co-Occurring Alcohol and Other Drug and Mental Health Conditions in Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Settings are offered in tandem with an online training...
Cellular and molecular basis of behavior
Monday 23 April 2018, 12:00 pm (time of the city of Mexico)
Coordinates: Ranulfo Romo (ECN)
Professor: John Lerma (Instituto de Neurociencias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and the Universidad Miguel Hernández, San Juan de Alicante, Spain)
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)...
Medication for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the Health and Human Services US Government Department (HSS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) have collaborated to create a manual on...
