The relationship between mental health disorders and substance use and integrated approaches.
Mental Health
Smoking Cessation Intervention for People with Severe Mental Ill Health
People who have experienced serious mental health issues are three times more likely to smoke than the wider population. This summary, plus infographic, describes the Smoking Cessation Intervention for People with Severe Mental Ill Health...
Addiction 101
The Recovery Research Institute have developed a new website that aims to answer the most common questions asked about addiction. Addiction 101 addresses questions such as: What is the prevalence and cause of addiction? What does addiction...
8th European Conference on Mental Health
The 8th European Conference on Mental Health will take place 2nd-4th October in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
Abstract submission is now open!
Prevalence of Undiagnosed PTSD among In-Patients in an SUD Treatment Centre
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common co-ocuring disorder among patients with substance use disorders. Treatment of PTSD improves SUD treatment outcome. Many studies show that a large number of patients with co-morbid PTSD do...
Psychoactive Substance Dependence in Females: A Three Year Review
Psychoactive substance use was regarded as a male affair in the past. However, recent findings show an increasing number of females are getting involved. We conducted a three year retrospective review of patients admitted to the Centre for...
Groundbreaking New UK Study Confirms Link Between Daily, High Potency Marijuana Use and Psychosis
New study from the Lancet Psychiatry Journal is the first to show the impact of marijuana use on population rates of psychosis.
The Link Between Smoking and Cognitive Functioning in People with Psychosis
The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced, killing more than 7 million people a year (WHO). People with psychosis are more likely to smoke compared to the general population and it is believed...
Hazardous Alcohol Use among Patients with Schizophrenia and Depression
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...
Alcohol Use by Adolescents in Ghana
Harmful alcohol consumption during adolescence poses a major public health issue as it affects several aspects of young peoples’ health and wellbeing. A recent study, published in the Journal of Mental Health and Prevention, has examined...
Supporting Young People who Hear Voices & Use Drugs or Alcohol
There has been increasing awareness of the relationship between drugs and hearing voices in young people, but much less is said about what it might be like for a young person who uses drugs and hears voices, and even less about ways to support a young person in this situation.
