All Resources for 'Medical, Clinical & Healthcare Services'

Drug use severity in adolescence affects substance use disorder risk in adulthood

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Scientific article
Themes
Addiction
Prevention
Mental Health

Although more than 1 in every 3 US individuals will develop a substance use disorder in their lifetime, relatively little is known about the long-term patterns of substance use disorder symptoms from adolescence through adulthood.

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New European mini guides on responding to drug use in specific settings by EMCDDA

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Format
Book
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Partner Organisation

Focusing treatments on specific settings where problems may develop is an important approach to implementing health and social responses to drug problems. As a result, the EMCDDA's Health and social solutions to drug problems: a European...

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder - Quality standard

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Format
Book
Themes
Populations
Women
Quality Assurance
Public Health

Latest quality standard published sets out how health and care services can improve the diagnosis, assessment, and prevention of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).

The quality standard highlights five key areas for improvement:

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Treatment outcome and readmission risk among women in women-only versus mixed-gender drug treatment programs in Chile

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women

Abstract

Introduction

Traditional treatment programs for substance use disorder (SUD) tend to be male-dominated environments, which can negatively affect women's access to treatment and related outcomes. Women's specific treatment needs...

Frequency and severity of irritable bowel syndrome in cigarette smokers, Turkey 2019

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
ABSTRACT

Introduction:
Cigarette smoking has recently been associated with several gastrointestinal symptoms, and smoking cessation has been recommended as a lifestyle change strategy for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). This study assessed...

Exploring ISSUP’s Online Learning Hub

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
In conjunction with the launch of ISSUP’s Online Learning Hub, ISSUP, The Colombo Plan and CICAD are pleased to invite you to attend an introductory webinar.

Doing What Matters in Times of Stress: An Illustrated Guide

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Book
Themes
Emergency Resources

Doing What Matters in Times of Stress is a WHO stress management guide for coping with adversity. This illustrated guide supports implementation of WHO’s recommendation for stress management.

There are many causes of stress, including...

Working with older persons in forced displacement

Format
Book
Themes
Populations
Family
Indigenous Populations, Older Adults and Refugees.
Refugees
Mental Health
Emergency Resources

This document provides guidance for UNHCR staff and partners on protecting the rights of older persons in situations of forced displacement or statelessness.

When responding to the phases of forced displacement (flight, displacement...