The amount and pattern of cigarette and alcohol consumption are highly associated with cardiovascular risk. The aim of the present study was the assessment of changes in arterial stiffness and classical risk factors for cardiovascular disease after alcohol withdrawal and detoxification in persons with alcohol use disorder. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Alcohol use typically begins in adolescence, and the risk of later alcohol use disorders increases with earlier age of onset. Emotion dysregulation in adolescence has been linked to alcohol use. The present study seeks to extend previous findings by examining whether gender moderates the association between emotion regulation strategies (suppression and cognitive reappraisal) and alcohol-related problems in a longitudinal sample of adolescents. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
José M Menchon and Susana Jimenez Murcia discuss gambling disorder in the UK, key research priorities and the urgent need for independent research funding.
Rates of cannabis use are elevated in early psychosis populations, rendering it difficult to determine if an episode of psychosis is related to cannabis use (e.g., cannabis-induced psychosis), or if substance use is co-occurring with a primary psychotic disorder (e.g., schizophrenia). Clinical presentations of these disorders are often indistinguishable, hindering assessment and treatment. Despite substantial research identifying cognitive deficits, eye movement abnormalities and speech impairment associated with primary psychotic disorders, these neuropsychological features have not been explored as targets for diagnostic differentiation in early psychosis. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
In the United States, adult cannabis use has increased over time, but less information is available on time trends in cannabis use disorder. The authors used Veterans Health Administration (VHA) data to examine change over time in cannabis use disorder diagnoses among veterans, an important population subgroup, and whether such trends differ by age group (<35 years, 35–64 years, ≥65 years), sex, or race/ethnicity. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This issue of the Journal is primarily focused on new advances in the diagnosis and treatment of opioid use disorder. The issue begins with an overview by Drs. Cecilia Bergeria and Eric Strain from Johns Hopkins University (1) that discusses the prevalence of opiate use disorder and associated lethal overdoses as well as current pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment approaches. Elsewhere in the issue, making the diagnosis of prescription-related opiate use disorder (POUD) can be challenging and in this regard a paper explores the impacts of modifying current criteria for POUD on prevalence rates. Another paper assesses the efficacy of buprenorphine/naloxone, primarily taken at home, for treating POUD. Also related to treatment, another paper characterizes the effects of COVID-19 telehealth policy changes related to buprenorphine treatment on VA patients with opiate use disorder. We also present papers in this issue that address the prevalence of cannabis use disorder in the VA population and the possibility of using a mindfulness-based intervention as a nonpharmacologic treatment for pain. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
There is some limited evidence of an association between technology addictions and emergence of pre-psychotic symptoms, high psychoticism, psychotic like experiences and high schizotypy among young non-clinical adults. These addictions and their subsequent distress are likely to contribute to transition to psychosis in individuals at risk. We aimed to compare smartphone, Internet and Facebook addictions between low and high schizotypal individuals; and to explore the association between these addictions and distress in the high schizotypy group. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
To assess the effectiveness of multicomponent tobacco dependence interventions for low socioeconomic status populations and create a checklist tool examining multicomponent interventions. To read the full article, choose “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Concurrent Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure (i.e., COPE) is an efficacious, integrated, psychotherapy that attends to PTSD and substance use disorders simultaneously. No study has examined how therapeutic alliance functions during the provision of COPE and how this compares to non-integrated treatments, such as Relapse Prevention (RP) for substance use disorders. Understanding the role of alliance in COPE versus RP could inform treatment refinement and ways to enhance treatment outcomes. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study tested the effectiveness of schema therapy (ST) for borderline personality disorder (BPD) and comorbid alcohol dependence (AD). Twenty patients participated in a case series study with multiple baselines. The baseline phase consisted of treatment as usual. It was followed by a case conceptualization phase, an experiential techniques phase and a behavioural change phase. Patients showed a significant decrease in BPD and AD symptoms; change was mainly accomplished in the experiential techniques phase, with medium to large effect sizes.
This investigation represents the first systematic review and meta-analysis of alcohol's effects on affiliative language. The authors test the hypothesis that alcohol increases affiliative verbal approach behaviors and discuss future research directions. Open access article - no login required.
Mental health hospital admissions present an opportunity for brief motivational interventions focussed on substance misuse and can lead to improvements in engagement. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
Three-quarters of people with an alcohol use disorder in the USA never receive treatment. Our understandings of who receives care are informed by sociological perspectives, theories and models, each of which discuss the role of lay people's understanding of illness. However, comparatively little work has been done to unpack the cognitive processes underlying lay assessment. In the context of the Framework Integrating Normative Influences on Stigma (FINIS), we aim to understand key factors guiding lay people's stigmatizing attitudes, perceptions and assessments of alcohol use disorder behaviors. Library Services do not currently have access to this journal, but you can request a copy of the article online and we will try to get a copy to you: http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Empirical data concerning the long-term psychosocial development of adolescents admitted to inpatient treatment with alcohol intoxication (AIA) are lacking. The aim of this study was to identify the factors that, at the time of admission, predict future substance use, alcohol use disorders (AUD), mental health treatment, delinquency and life satisfaction. Library Services do not currently have access to this journal, but you can request a copy of the article online and we will try to get a copy to you: http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
A substantial number of university students exceed alcohol guidelines. Impulsivity has been repeatedly implicated in heavy alcohol use, yet despite knowledge that impulsivity is multifaceted, there have previously been few studies applying multiple measures of self-report and behavioural impulsivity to examine the relationship with excessive student drinking. This results in a limited understanding of the relationship of various facets of impulsivity to student drinking. Library Services do not currently have access to this journal, but you can request a copy of the article online and we will try to get a copy to you: http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
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Daniel D'Hotman, Jonathan Pugh, Thomas Douglas
Methadone for prisoners
The Lancet, Volume 387, Issue 10015, 16–22 January 2016, Page 224; Refers to:
Ion Anghelescu
Methadone for prisoners
The Lancet, Volume 387, Issue 10015, 16–22 January 2016, Pages 224-225 Library Services do not currently have access to this journal, but you can request a copy of the article online and we will try to get a copy to you: http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Relatively little is known about the temporal relation between at-risk gambling or problem gambling (PG) and mental and substance use disorders (SUDs) in young adulthood. Our study aimed to examine whether past-year, at-risk, or PG is associated with incident mental disorders and SUDs (that is, depression, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder [OCD], or alcohol dependence) and illegal drug use, and whether past-year mental disorders and SUDs and illegal drug use is associated with incident at-risk or PG. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - request a copy of the article from the library - www.sssft.nhs.uk/library
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors30.1 (Feb 2016): 73-81.
In light of recent data demonstrating large variability in the diagnosis of cannabis use disorders (CUDs) within the Veterans Affairs Health Care System (VA), it is important to elucidate VA-specific barriers and facilitators to CUD diagnosis and treatment engagement. This issue is particularly salient among veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), given that PTSD is the most common co-occurring psychiatric disorder among veterans with CUD and is associated with poorer treatment outcomes. The goal of the current study was to evaluate the potential role of system-, clinician-, and patient-level factors associated with both CUD diagnosis and treatment engagement. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors30.1 (Feb 2016): 52-63.
The goals of this study were to examine associations between within- and between-person social risk and victimization and cannabis use among emerging adults in substance-use treatment. We also tested gender differences for both victimization and social risk. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details