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Estrategias de enfrentamiento en adolescentes que concluyeron un programa de intervención breve en consumo de alcohol
El propósito del presente estudio fue identificar las circunstancias de riesgo de consumo de alcohol y las estrategias para enfrentar exitosamente una recaída o el consumo abusivo, en un grupo de adolescentes que terminaron un programa de...
El arte de ser terapeuta
El objetivo del presente trabajo fue identificar las variables inespecíficas relacionadas con el éxito de un programa de intervención breve para adolescentes consumidores de alcohol, según la experiencia y opinión de un grupo de terapeutas...
Transferencia tecnológica en el área de adicciones
RESUMEN
Los conocimientos que proporciona la psicología deben dar respuesta a diferentes problemáticas, lo que sólo puede lograrse cuando los hallazgos obtenidos por evidencia científica son asequibles a otros grupos científicos, y núcleos...
Impact of a Brief Intervention Program in Clinical Practice
Introduction: The present study analyzes the main barriers and adaptations to brief interventions that focus on addictive behavior treatments carried out in clinical settings by 756 health professionals during their adoption...
Alcoolismo precoce: a prevenção é um desafio em busca de seu combate
Um estudo realizado por Lucia Parente e Luís Camboim relata a presença abusiva do consumo de álcool por crianças e adolescentes em nossa sociedade. O alcoolismo é um problema sério e considerado um risco de saúde pública. As Leis n. 9.294...
Prosper Study of Evidence-Based Intervention Implementation Quality by Community-University Partnership
This study examined a community–university partnership model for sustained, high-quality implementation of evidence-based interventions. In the context of a randomized study, it assessed whether implementation quality for both family...
Poorly-Worded Media Prevention Campaign to Combat the Methamphetamine Crisis in South Dakota
Washington Post Article titled "‘Meth. We’re on it,’ South Dakota says in ridiculed ad campaign that cost $449,000"
Examining the Profile of High-Potency Cannabis and its Association with Severity of Cannabis Dependence
Abstract
Background
Cannabis use is decreasing in England and Wales, while demand for cannabis treatment in addiction services continues to rise. This could be partly due to an increased availability of high-potency cannabis.
Method
Adu...
Intervening to Prevent a Suicide in a Public Place: A Qualitative Study of Effective Interventions by Lay People
Abstract
Objectives: Many suicides take place in public locations, usually involving jumping from high places or use of transport networks. Previous research has largely focused on the effectiveness of physical barriers at frequently used...
UNODC-WHO Training in Argentina on the Management of Substance Use & Substance Use Disorders during Pregnancy
A total of 35 participants took part in this training that was organized by WHO and UNODC together with PAHO, SEDRONAR, Hospital der Mar, and the generous support from the U.S. State Department Bureau of International Narcotics and Law...
Training of Professionals on Preventing Substance Abuse in Schools and the Community
First Milestone Achieved:
Successfully completed Training of Professionals on Preventing Substance Abuse in Schools and Community @ at PASK Hall 16 - 17 November, 2019 Karachi, Pakistan
In the first phase of the project 32 young...
Parents’ Experiences of Abuse by their Adult Children with Drug Problems
Research on abuse linked with substance use has tended to focus on child abuse and intimate partner violence.
There have been considerably fewer studies on the nature of abuse committed by children against their parents.
In a recent qual...
Emotional Contagion: Everything You Need to Know
Emotional Contagion. Have you ever been in a bad mood and all of a sudden it seems like everyone around you is in a bad mood, too? Do you feel that your emotions and mood can be “caught” by others? Psychology says emotional contagion is the...
Change: Desire, Ability, Reason, Need, and Commitment (or That DARNCAT)
Change Talk
When I talk with people, I hear various degrees of what MI calls “change talk.”
As described here, the types of change talk include:
- Desire: Why would you want to make this change?
- Ability: How would you do it if you...
The Stages of Change
1) PRECONTEMPLATION STAGE
“It isn’t that we cannot see the solution. It’s that we cannot see the problem.”
Precontemplators usually show up in therapy because of pressures from others… spouses, employers, parents, and courts… Resist...
The Stages of Change Model of Overcoming Addiction
The “stages of change” or “transtheoretical” model is a way of describing the process by which people overcome addiction. The stages of change can be applied to a range of other behaviors that people want to change, but have difficulty...
Dual Relationships
In psychotherapy, a dual relationship occurs when a therapist has a second, significantly different relationship with their client in addition to the traditional client-therapist bond. For example, a therapist may find that the person...
Should Addiction Counselors Disclose They Are in Recovery?
Addiction therapy is often a personal and complex thing, which relies on interaction, bonding, and communication between counselors and their patients. This often happens because many of the people choosing to become addiction counselors...
Self-Disclosure and the Treatment of Substance Abuse
Abstract
The identification and treatment of the substance-abusing physician has led to outcome studies focusing on years of abstinence and resultant work performance, but little has been written addressing the therapeutic changes recovery...