Issues of alcohol misuse among older people : attitudes and experiences of social work practitioners [PDF]
, 2008 This small-scale qualitative research focused on the experiences of social workers vis--vis older people who misuse alcohol. Based in an Older People's Team in the west of Scotland, the study explored service provision for alcohol misuse and examined ...
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Substance Misuse in the Psychiatric Emergency Service; A Descriptive Study
Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2014 Substance misuse is frequently encountered in the psychiatric emergency service (PES) and may take many forms, ranging from formal DSM-IV diagnoses to less obvious entities such as hazardous consumption.
Yves Chaput +4 more
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BMC Public Health, 2019 Background Illicit substance misuse is a growing public health problem, with misuse peaking among 18–25 year-olds, and attendance at third-level education identified as a risk factor. Illicit substance misuse has the potential to harm mental and physical
Samantha Dick +6 more
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Suicide after contact with substance misuse services: a national registry study
BJPsych Open, 2020 BackgroundPeople with substance use disorders have a well-known increased risk for taking their own life. Previous research has mainly focused on suicide in mental health services, whereas there is limited knowledge regarding suicide after contact with ...
Martin Ø. Myhre +2 more
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Adolescent substance use in the context of the family: a qualitative study of young people’s views on parent-child attachments, parenting style and parental substance use [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Adolescent substance use can place youth at risk of a range of poor outcomes. Few studies have attempted to explore in-depth young people's perceptions of how familial processes and dynamics influence adolescent substance use.
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BMC Medical Education, 2023 Background Substance misuse teaching within the undergraduate medical curriculum has been underrepresented compared to more traditional medical topics.
Senthan Rudrakumar +2 more
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Intimate partner violence, substance use, and health comorbidities among women: A narrative review
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 Exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV), including physical, sexual, and psychological violence, aggression, and/or stalking, impacts overall health and can have lasting mental and physical health consequences.
Jacqueline B. Mehr +17 more
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Will Memantine Exacerbate Seizures in People With Epilepsy? A Prospective Cohort Study
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate whether add‐on memantine would exacerbate seizures in people with epilepsy. Methods This was a prospective cohort study. People with epilepsy diagnosed with cognitive impairment were consecutively invited. Those who agreed were followed up for at least 24 weeks.
Peiyu Wang +7 more
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Substance misuse: education & prevention policy. [PDF]
, 2000 The purpose of the policy described in this document is to - 1. Outline the aims of the Midland Health Board in responding to substance misuse in terms of: preventing substance misuse, particularly amongst young people; and; providing interventions ...
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Volatile substance misuse among high school students in South America [PDF]
, 2011 This article summarizes data from a 2004 study of over 300,000 high school students (aged 13–18 years) in nine South American countries. A probabilistic sample targeted urban secondary schools, utilizing a self-administered questionnaire on prevalence ...
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