depression

Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Therapy ‘Toolbox’ Helps Rescue Poorly Recovering Patients at London Maintenance Clinic

Scientific article

9 May 2019

Instead of a set programme, a clinic in London tried offering patients prescribed methadone or buprenorphine but still using heroin or cocaine a selection from a suite of well-supported psychological interventions tailored to the patient...

Hazardous Alcohol Use among Patients with Schizophrenia and Depression

Scientific article

22 September 2017

Harmful alcohol use is known to increase the risk of alcohol dependence as well as physical conditions such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and cirrhosis. Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a common co-occurring disorder in people with...

Sex-Specific Association of Depressive Disorder and Transient Emotional States with Alcohol Consumption in Male and Female Alcoholics

Scientific article

11 January 2019

Highlights Negative and positive mood differentially impact alcohol use in males and females. Previous research did not differentiate impact of mood states vs lifetime diagnoses. This study confirmed positive association of mood with...

Webinar - Overlapping Issues: Domestic & Sexual Violence, Mental Health, Trauma & Substance Use

12 December 2018

Webinar

There are often many risk factors associated with the development of a substance use disorder. It is essential to understand and appreciate the interaction between all contributing factors. In this free webinar, organised by NAADAC, Julie Owens, a Certified Domestic Violence Counsellor, will discuss the overlapping vulnerabilities.

Self‐Medication with Alcohol or Drugs for Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Scientific article

12 July 2018

Substance use is one way that people deal with the difficult symptoms present in mood and anxiety disorders. As people become more reliant on the effects of the substances to relieve distress the use can develop into dependence. Self...

Lifestyle Choices and Mental Health: A Longitudinal Survey with German and Chinese Students

Scientific article

16 May 2018

This study explores the relationship between lifestyle choices and mental health in students from Germany and China.

Association of Low Blood Pressure with Suicidal Ideation

Scientific article

1 March 2018

Abstract Background Whether constitutional low blood pressure (BP) causes substantive health problems has been controversial, and subjects with hypotension exhibit a range of symptoms, from mild typical conditions such as tiredness and...

Anxiety and Depression in Drug-Dependent Patients with Cluster C Personality Disorders

Scientific article

8 February 2018

Objective: Comorbidity between personality disorders (PD) and substance-use disorders (SUD) is one of the most common findings in the psychiatric field. The patients with Cluster C disorders present maladjustment traits often characterized...

EMDR as Add-On Treatment for Psychiatric and Traumatic Symptoms in Patients with Substance Use Disorder

Scientific article

11 January 2018

Background: Substance use disorders (SUD) are patterns of substance use leading to severe impairment on social, working and economic levels. In vivo and clinical findings have enhanced the role of the brain's stress-related system in...

Gender and Age Effects on the Trajectory of Depression in Opioid Users during Methadone Maintenance Treatment

Scientific article

13 December 2017

Introduction: Both heroin use and depression are significant health problems. Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) can be of great benefit to heroin users. However, changes in the level of depression in heroin users during MMT are not...