All Resources for 'Justice Systems'

New Psychoactive Substances – Designer Benzodiazepines

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
ISSUP Pakistan present their Webinar on New Psychoactive Substances – Designer Benzodiazepines.

Factors related to substance use treatment attendance after peer recovery coach intervention in the emergency department

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support

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Introduction

Brief intervention with peer recovery coach support has been used to generate referrals to substance use disorder treatment from the emergency department (ED). This retrospective study evaluated factors associated...

Community mental health funding, stakeholder engagement and outcomes: a realist synthesis

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Scientific article
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Theories and Science
Mental Health
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Mental health services continues to be a high priority for healthcare and social service systems. Funding structures within community mental health settings have shown to impact service providers’ behaviour and practices...

Profiles of quality of outpatient care use, associated sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, and adverse outcomes among patients with substance-related disorders

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Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Men
Quality Assurance

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Background

This study identified patient profiles in terms of their quality of outpatient care use, associated sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, and adverse outcomes based on frequent emergency department (ED) use...

Epidemiological Study of Suicidal Ideation and Suicidal Behaviour Among Patients with Substance Use Disorders in a Rehabilitation and Treatment Centre for Addiction in Dubai

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Scientific article
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Public Health
Mental Health
Partner Organisation
Suicide is considered a severe global phenomenon as near to 700,000 people die annually as a result of suicidal behaviours. Suicide is a major public health problem among patients with a substance use disorder.
AddictologyIssue 3/2022

Nature and Course of Clinician and Self-Rated Depressive Features in Persons with Alcohol Use Disorders: A Preliminary Prospective Study among Men Seeking Treatment

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Scientific article
Themes
Addiction
Mental Health
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION: The trajectory and nature of depression in patients with alcohol use disorder as they enter treatment needs to be understood better. This study assessed the nature and course of depressive features among male patients with...

AddictologyIssue 3/2022