Mental Health

The relationship between mental health disorders and substance use and integrated approaches. .

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Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019

Scientific article

For individuals working on the frontline during the coronavirus pandemic, the stress and pressure of the situation can have a dramatic negative impact on mental wellbeing. Although psychological interventions for health care professionals...

Early Childhood Mental Health

Website

As people develop through childhood, adolescents and into adulthood there are continuous opportunities to lay the foundations of sound mental health. Disruptions during this trajectory can have a lasting impact on the way a person develops...

Practical Recommendations in the Treatment of Eating Disorders

22 April 2020

Webinar

Description

This presentation will discuss strategies for effectively assessing, conceptualizing, and treating co-morbid eating disorders and substance use disorders. The presentation will begin with a brief review of quantitative and qualitative assessment strategies, followed by a short discussion around case conceptualization.

Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019

Scientific article

27 March 2020

Abstract Importance: Health care workers exposed to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) could be psychologically stressed. Objective: To assess the magnitude of mental health outcomes and associated factors among health care workers...

WEBINAR: 'Update on Whole Health Action Management (WHAM) Curriculum'

26 March 2020

Webinar

United States

The Center for Integrated Health Solutions (CIHS) developed the Whole Health Action Management (WHAM) curriculum to encourage enhanced resiliency, wellness, and self-management of health and behavioral health in people with mental illnesses and substance use disorders.

The COVID-19 Outbreak and Psychiatric Hospitals in China: Managing Challenges through Mental Health Service Reform

Scientific article

15 March 2020

Abstract Recently, more than 300 Chinese patients with psychiatric disorders were diagnosed with the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Possible reasons quoted in the report were the lack of caution regarding the COVID-19 outbreak...

Health Matters: Smoking and Mental Health

Website

26 February 2020

It is well documented that people with severe mental health issues are more likely to smoke compared to the general population. Smoking reduces physical wellbeing and is a key modifiable risk factor for health inequality. Despite this...

Heavy Cannabis Use, Dependence and the Brain

Scientific article

Although cannabis use disorder (CUD) is one of the most common substance use disorders (SUDs), the impact of CUD on the brain remains unclear and understudied. In a recent article, published in Addiction journal, researchers from the...

AADANT Drug and Alcohol Conference 2020

1 April 2020

Alice Springs

Australia

The Association of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies NT will hold their annual Northern Territory drug and alcohol conference April 1-2 in Alice Springs at the DoubleTree Hilton.

There will be two streams at the conference:

Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis: Regular Use and Mental Health

Book

Cannabis is one of the most widely used psychoactive substances in Canada. The complex relationship between cannabis use and mental disorders has garnered significant attention as a public health issue This is the first in a series of...