Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2015 Introduction: This study used the Rasch model to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Substance Problem Scale (SPS) of the “Global Appraisal of Individual Needs - Initial” for use in Brazil.
Heloísa Garcia Claro +6 more
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Spatial clustering of mental disorders and associated characteristics of the neighbourhood context in Malmö, Sweden, in 2001 [PDF]
, 2006 Study objective: Previous research provides preliminary evidence of spatial variations of mental disorders and associations between neighbourhood social context and mental health. This study expands past literature by (1) using spatial techniques, rather
Chaix, B. +6 more
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Complex situations: Economic insecurity, mental health, and substance use among pregnant women who consider - but do not have - abortions. [PDF]
, 2020 We examine characteristics and experiences of women who considered, but did not have, an abortion for this pregnancy. Participants were recruited at prenatal care clinics in Louisiana and Maryland for a mixed-methods study (N = 589). On self-administered
Berglas, Nancy F +2 more
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A brief history of research on the genetics of alcohol and other drug use disorders. [PDF]
, 2014 ObjectiveThis article reviews developments in research on genetic influences on alcohol and other drug use and disorders over the past 7 decades.MethodThe author began with a review of the flow and content of articles published in the three iterations of
Schuckit, Marc A
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The role of religiousness on substance-use disorder treatment outcomes: a comparison of black and white adolescents [PDF]
, 2012 This study compares 41 Black and 124 White adolescents at intake and discharge from a residential treatment program for substance-use disorders. Study data were obtained as part of a larger study (N = 195) that sought to assess the relationship of ...
Andrade, Fernando H. +7 more
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Overcoming bashfulness: how cocaine aided Freud to summon the courage to meet Charcot [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2019 Jean-Martin Charcot, the most celebrated neurologist of the 19th century, had a profound influence on Sigmund Freud's career. Freud spent the winter of 1885-1886 working in Charcot's neurology department in Paris. During this period, he went to Charcot's
Hélio A. G. Teive +5 more
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Illicit substance-related disorders
Practice in Clinical Psychology, 2012 This chapter focuses on evidence-based treatment for illicit drug use disorders. The treatments addressed are motivational interviewing, treatments based on cognitive behavioral principals such as cue exposure, coping skills training and contingency management, and 12-step orientated treatment programs.
Vedel, E., Emmelkamp, P.M.G.
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MedEdPORTAL, 2017 Introduction Substance dependence and the misuse of prescription narcotic medications have recently been a topic of increased national attention. Since this is both a difficult and increasingly important area for medical student training, we created an ...
J. Chase Findley +2 more
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Investigating Cognitive Functions in Methadone Users in Comparison with Methadone and Methamphetamine Users and Control Group [PDF]
Addiction and Health, 2022 Background: Cognitive impairment in drug users is a marker for predicting recurrence and poorer adherence to treatment. The purpose of this study was to compare the cognitive function in three groups of methadone users methadone maintenance treatment ...
Mahin Eslami-Shahrbabaki +5 more
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Foreign National Patients in German Prison Psychiatry [PDF]
, 2020 Introduction: Over the past few years, the share of foreign national prisoners in the European and American justice systems has increased at a disproportionately high rate, yet studies on mental health issues among this diverse group are rare.
Neumann, Britta +2 more
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