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A structured, telephone-delivered intervention to reduce methamphetamine use: study protocol for a parallel-group randomised controlled trial

open access: yesTrials, 2023
Background Australia has one of the highest rates of methamphetamine (MA) use in the world; however, uptake of in-person psychological treatment remains extremely low due to numerous individual (e.g. stigma, shame) and structural (e.g.
Dan I. Lubman   +11 more
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‘A circuit breaker’ – Interrupting the alcohol autopilot: A qualitative exploration of participants’ experiences of a personalised mHealth approach bias modification intervention for alcohol use

open access: yesAddictive Behaviors Reports, 2022
Objective: There is a need for low-cost, wide-reaching interventions to enhance accessibility of support for people with hazardous alcohol consumption.
G.L. Bolt   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assembling a ‘good’ and ‘bad’ night's sleep: A multifactorial proposition

open access: yesLifestyle Medicine, 2021
Introduction There is increasing demand for effective sleep health and promotion strategies that are accessible to the general population. Sleep hygiene has traditionally focused on promoting behaviours that facilitate good sleep and avoiding behaviours ...
Rowan P. Ogeil   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Barriers to Accessing Addiction Treatment for Women at Risk of Homelessness

open access: yesFrontiers in Global Women's Health, 2022
Women remain under-represented in addiction treatment, comprising less than a third of clients in treatment services. Shame, stigma, and fear of legal and social repercussions (e.g., child protection involvement) are major barriers impacting on treatment-
Davinia Rizzo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Outcomes of reducing stigma towards alcohol misuse during adolescence: results of a randomized controlled trial of the MAKINGtheLINK intervention

open access: yesChild and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2020
Background While it is well-recognized that the stigma associated with alcohol use problems can prevent or delay help-seeking, there is limited research examining stigmatising attitudes towards alcohol misuse, or their consequences, during adolescence ...
Ali Cheetham   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Changes in alcohol intoxication-related ambulance attendances during COVID-19: How have government announcements and policies affected ambulance call outs?

open access: yesThe Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, 2021
Background: In response to COVID-19, government-mandated health directives including widespread lockdowns were implemented. Changes in alcohol purchasing were reported, with growing concern that alcohol may be consumed as a way to cope with pandemic ...
Rowan P. Ogeil, PhD   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Maybe It's Not the Meth: Considering Biopsychosocial Contributors to Cognitive Impairment in Methamphetamine Polydrug Use

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
ObjectiveIn considering the cognitive harms of methamphetamine (MA) use, there is currently a limited appreciation of the profile of pre-existing, comorbid, or modifiable risk factors for cognitive impairment in individuals with MA-polydrug use who ...
James R. Gooden   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Turning Point in Gender Bias in Mortality? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
More than 10 years ago, Amartya Sen estimated than some 100 million women are 'missing' as a result of excess female mortality in parts of the developing world, most notably South Asia, China, West Asia, and parts of North Africa (Sen, 1989; Sen 1990 ...
Klasen, Stephan, Wink, Claudia
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Strategies to facilitate integrated care for people with alcohol and other drug problems: a systematic review

open access: yesSubstance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2017
Background There is a growing body of research highlighting the potential benefits of integrated care as a way of addressing the needs of people with alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems, given the broad range of other issues clients often experience ...
Michael Savic   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of cognitive bias modification training during inpatient withdrawal from alcohol use disorder

open access: yesTrials, 2018
Background People with alcohol use disorders often exhibit an “alcohol approach bias”, the automatically triggered action tendency to approach alcohol. Approach bias is likely to persist following withdrawal from alcohol, and contribute to the high rate ...
Victoria Manning   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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