The relationship between mental health disorders and substance use and integrated approaches. .
Mental Health
WEBINAR: 'Update on Whole Health Action Management (WHAM) Curriculum'
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Alcohol Use, Alcohol Dependence and Mental Health Conditions
Several key risk factors for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have been identified, including the harmful use of alcohol. Half the world’s population drinks alcohol, and harmful alcohol use is the third leading cause of ill health and...
The Problematic Relationship Between Youth Anxiety and Later Alcohol Use
Researchers have continuously debated the link between anxiety and alcohol use. However, despite the previous examination of the direction and strength of the association, the form of the relationship remains unclear. A recent systematic...
Commission on Alcohol Harm
The Alcohol Health Alliance UK (AHA) is supporting a Commission on Alcohol Harm, consisting of a panel of varied experts. The Commission on Alcohol Harm has been established to examine the current evidence on alcohol harm, recent trends in...
