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Treatment of Drug Use Disorders and Associated Mental Health Disorders in Prison Settings and Forensic Hospitals
This discussion paper was prepared by UNODC following various requests from the Member States for technical assistance on the treatment of drug use disorders and associated mental health disorders in prison settings.
This effort is...
Προκλήσεις και απαντήσεις: Προσέγγιση ατόμων με χρήση ουσιών και προβλήματα ψυχικής υγείας
Το θέμα της Παγκόσμιας Ημέρας Ψυχικής Υγείας 2022 στις 10 Οκτωβρίου είναι «Κάντε την ψυχική υγεία και την ευημερία για όλους παγκόσμια προτεραιότητα». Για να γιορτάσουν αυτή την παγκόσμια ενεργοποίηση, το ISSUP UK, το ISSUP Indonesia και το ISSUP Pakistan είναι στην ευχάριστη θέση να παρουσιάσουν ένα Webinar που συζητά τις προκλήσεις στην προσέγγιση ευάλωτων πληθυσμών και ατόμων που αντιμετωπίζουν προβλήματα χρήσης ουσιών και ψυχικής υγείας.
The complexity and challenge of ‘dual diagnosis’
This Drug and Alcohol Finding publication addresses a hot topic which generates heated debate- dual diagnosis.
Whether to focus on mental health problems or substance use problems when the patient exhibits both is a long-standing...
Mental ill health and substance misuse: Dual Diagnosis
This paper has been compiled in response to an MLA request on the complex issue of ‘dual diagnosis’ in the context of service provision. Specifically, the paper provides the following:
- An overview of dual diagnosis.
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Estimated...
Concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure (COPE): Therapist Guide (Treatments That Work)
Concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure (COPE) is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy program designed for patients who have posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a co-occurring alcohol or drug...
PTSD Πρόγραμμα Διαβούλευσης: Σειρά Διαλέξεων
Την τρίτη Τετάρτη κάθε μήνα, το Πρόγραμμα Διαβούλευσης PTSD φιλοξενεί ένα διαδικτυακό σεμινάριο για ένα θέμα σχετικό με τη θεραπεία του PTSD. Τα θέματα επιλέγονται με βάση τις ερωτήσεις που φέρνουν οι πάροχοι στο Πρόγραμμα Διαβούλευσης PTSD...
A Comparative Account on Ethical Considerations in Practice of Clinical Psychology
Background: Practice in the clinical psychology is knitted closely to the trust and rapport building with the client. This trust is supported by the set of ethical considerations being proposed by the APA Ethical Code. It helps to build...
Navigating the complexity of harm and care: a qualitative study of self-harm and alcohol use
Watch the video of the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar, held over Zoom on 23 May 2022: "Navigating the complexity of harm and care: a qualitative study of self-harm and alcohol use" by Dr Amy Chandler and Annie Taylor from the...
Φροντίδα για συνυπάρχουσα βαριά χρήση αλκοόλ &; κατάθλιψη
Παρακολουθήστε το βίντεο του διαδικτυακού σεμιναρίου SHAAP/SARN «Alcohol Occasionals», που πραγματοποιήθηκε μέσω Zoom στις 21 Ιουνίου 2022:
"'Έχω απλώς την εντύπωση ότι πρέπει να τακτοποιήσω τον εαυτό μου': Πώς οι άνθρωποι με...
Understanding Stigma and Cognitive Behavioural Interpersonal Skills- PAHO's online self-learning and tutor-guided course
The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), jointly with the Mental Health Commission of Canada, will hold a new online self-learning and tutor-guided course "Understanding Stigma and Cognitive Behavioral Interpersonal Skills" from August...
Adolescents with substance use problems in outpatient treatment: a one-year prospective follow-up study focusing on mental health and gender differences
Background
Although several studies have found a high incidence of coexisting mental health problems among adolescents with substance use problems, follow-up studies addressing how these conditions change over time are rare. The study...
Ακούστε πρώτα - Υποστηρίζοντας τα παιδιά και τους νέους να μεγαλώσουν υγιείς, ευτυχισμένοι και ασφαλείς!
Ελάτε μαζί μας για να γιορτάσουμε την Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Νεολαίας 2022. Ακούστε μια ενημέρωση σχετικά με την πρωτοβουλία «Πρώτα άκου», με τη συμβολή ενός μέλους της νεολαίας σχετικά με την εμπειρία του από τη χρήση των πόρων «Πρώτα άκου».
Treating co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders using tools from CBT
Presented by Jo Cassar (The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney), by the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:
- Recognise the importance of assessing for substance use when a...
Eating disorders and AOD use: what clinicians need to know
Presented by Associate Professor Sarah Maguire (Director, InsideOut Institute), by attending this webinar, attendees will learn:
- How to recognise the most common eating disorder symptoms;
- Eating disorder interventions and how...
Personality disorders and AOD use: what clinicians need to know
Presented by Professor Brin Grenyer OAM, by the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to: - Identify personality disorders in the context of AOD challenges;
- Select from various skills to effectively respond to people with...
Πολλαπλά μειονεκτήματα και συνυπάρχουσα χρήση ουσιών και συνθήκες ψυχικής υγείας.
Η χρήση ουσιών και οι ανάγκες ψυχικής υγείας είναι δύο από τις κύριες ανησυχίες για πολλούς ανθρώπους που αντιμετωπίζουν πολλαπλά μειονεκτήματα. Γνωρίζουμε ότι οι άνθρωποι που αντιμετωπίζουν και τα δύο προβλήματα ταυτόχρονα (γνωστά και ως ...
The impact of discrimination on substance use disorders among sexual minorities
This paper aimed to review the literature regarding the impact of discrimination on substance use disorders among Sexual Minorities, with a focus on alcohol, opioids, stimulants, polydrug use, chemsex, cannabis and tobacco, as well as...
Breaking the stigma in academic writing
In this blog post and guide, Dr. Stephen Parkin shares his observations about the use of stigmatising words and phrases in academic writing, and offers a list of person-centred and pragmatic alternatives.
Trajectories of adolescent psychotic-like experiences and early cannabis exposure: Results from a Finnish Birth Cohort Study
Abstract
Background
Longitudinal studies examining the effect of cannabis exposure (CE) on the prognosis of adolescents with psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) are scarce. We examined trajectories of mental health in adolescents with...
The prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders in prison populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Comorbid mental illnesses and substance use disorders are associated with adverse criminal, social, and health outcomes. Yet, their burden is not reliably known among prison populations. We therefore aimed to estimate the prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders (dual disorders) among people in prison worldwide.