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Watch the video of the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar, held over Zoom on 21 June 2022:
"‘I’m just getting the impression I have to sort myself out’: How people with co-occurring heavy alcohol use and depression describe the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Substance use and mental health needs are two of the primary concerns for many people experiencing multiple disadvantage. We know that people who experience both issues at the same time (also known as “co-occurring conditions” or “dual...
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...
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.
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...
Research has shown that alcohol use and common mental disorders co-occur; however, little is known about how the global prevalence of alcohol use compares across different mental disorders.
This review examined:
(i) report global...
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online on 15th May, 2022
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online on 15th May, 2022
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 12th May,2022
Importance Neurobiological models have postulated shared neural mechanisms between obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and substance use disorders, but results from clinical and epidemiological studies are conflicting or even...
ISSUP Mexico held a discussion on Wednesday, June 29 at 11:00 a.m. Mexico City time, in commemoration of the International Day to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
June 29, 2022 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (Mexico time)
Moderator:
D...
Background: Mental health problems among undergraduates are a significant public health concern. Most studies exploring mental health in this population during the pandemic have been conducted in high-income countries. Fewer studies come...
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