Personal and relational empowerment: a framework for family recovery
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 10, Issue 1, February 2017. Purpose Caring for a person with a substance use disorder and/or mental health disorder represents a significant burden for family members. The features of ‘carers/family members’ experiences reflect trauma signatures. Consequently, working through this trauma for carers corresponds with psychological recovery, empowerment processes and intrapersonal/interpersonal needs. This paper outlines a framework called the ‘Personal and Relational Empowerm ent’ framework which enables family support practitioners to help family members to be able to take control ...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - January 4, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
First-person experiences of recovery in co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions
This study is part of a research project investigating recovery orientation of services in a Norwegian district. Findings The analysis yielded four dimensions of recovery: (a) feeling useful and accepted, (b) coming to love oneself, (c) mastering life, and (d) emerging as a person. Insecure and inadequate housing and limited solutions to financial problems were described as major obstacles to recovery. Research limitations/implications Further research into the facilitation of recovery as defined by persons with concurrent disorders is needed, particularly regarding the facilitation of community participation. Practical...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - January 4, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Informing service responses to co-occurring complex needs
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 10, Issue 1, February 2017. Purpose The sexual assault and alcohol and other drug (AOD) sectors have much in common in the context of clients presenting with histories of abuse and trauma. The Establishing the Connection project aimed to improve understanding of the complex intersections between sexual victimisation and AOD use, and to build the capacity of the sexual assault and AOD sectors in Victoria, Australia, to respond more effectively to the needs of affected individuals.
Design/methodology/approach Establishing the Connection involved: a detailed literature review; face-to-...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - January 4, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Guidelines on the management of co-occurring alcohol and other drug and mental health conditions in alcohol and other drug treatment settings in Australia
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 10, Issue 1, February 2017. (Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis)
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - January 4, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Personal and relational empowerment: a framework for family recovery
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 10, Issue 1, February 2017. Purpose Caring for a person with a substance use disorder and/or mental health disorder represents a significant burden for family members. The features of ‘carers/family members’ experiences reflect trauma signatures. Consequently, working through this trauma for carers corresponds with psychological recovery, empowerment processes and intrapersonal/interpersonal needs. This paper outlines a framework called the ‘Personal and Relational Empowerm ent’ framework which enables family support practitioners to help family members to be able to take control ...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - January 4, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
First-person experiences of recovery in co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions
This study is part of a research project investigating recovery orientation of services in a Norwegian district. Findings The analysis yielded four dimensions of recovery: (a) feeling useful and accepted, (b) coming to love oneself, (c) mastering life, and (d) emerging as a person. Insecure and inadequate housing and limited solutions to financial problems were described as major obstacles to recovery. Research limitations/implications Further research into the facilitation of recovery as defined by persons with concurrent disorders is needed, particularly regarding the facilitation of community participation. Practical...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - January 4, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Informing service responses to co-occurring complex needs
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 10, Issue 1, February 2017. Purpose The sexual assault and alcohol and other drug (AOD) sectors have much in common in the context of clients presenting with histories of abuse and trauma. The Establishing the Connection project aimed to improve understanding of the complex intersections between sexual victimisation and AOD use, and to build the capacity of the sexual assault and AOD sectors in Victoria, Australia, to respond more effectively to the needs of affected individuals.
Design/methodology/approach Establishing the Connection involved: a detailed literature review; face-to-...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - January 4, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Guidelines on the management of co-occurring alcohol and other drug and mental health conditions in alcohol and other drug treatment settings in Australia
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 10, Issue 1, February 2017. (Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis)
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - January 4, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
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Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 9, Issue 4, Page 117-118, November 2016. (Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis)
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - November 3, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
“Negotiating partnerships:” parents’ experiences of collaboration in community mental health and substance use services
This study emphasises that parents should be seen as unique individuals as well as families. Parents are persons in different contexts. This creates different needs in their collaboration with the professionals. Parents want to be invited to contribute with their experiences and knowledge, being a collaborative partner in the service provision, and not a burden for their young adults, or to the professionals. Social implications This study emphasises that it may be important to understand the complex situations of ea ch family parent, supporting their loved ones and at the same time living lives of their own. Families are...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - November 3, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
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Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 9, Issue 4, Page 117-118, November 2016. (Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis)
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - November 3, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
“Negotiating partnerships:” parents’ experiences of collaboration in community mental health and substance use services
This study emphasises that parents should be seen as unique individuals as well as families. Parents are persons in different contexts. This creates different needs in their collaboration with the professionals. Parents want to be invited to contribute with their experiences and knowledge, being a collaborative partner in the service provision, and not a burden for their young adults, or to the professionals. Social implications This study emphasises that it may be important to understand the complex situations of ea ch family parent, supporting their loved ones and at the same time living lives of their own. Families are...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - November 3, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Cognitive impairment in older people with alcohol use disorders in a UK community mental health service
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 9, Issue 4, November 2016. Purpose The assessment of cognitive impairment in community services for older people remains under-explored. Design/methodology/approach Cognitive impairment was examined in 25 people aged 65 and over with alcohol use disorders, on the caseload of community mental health services over a 6 month period. All subjects assessed using Addenbrooke ’s Cognitive Assessment (ACE-III). Findings 76% of the group scored below the cut-off point for likely dementia but only 45% of people scored below the cut-off point for tests of language, compared with 68-84% people i...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - October 5, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Positive psychology in dual diagnosis: a preliminary investigation
This study had three main aims. First, to discover the prevalence of Dual Diagnosis among users of selected drug services in Manchester. Secondly, to explore differences between Dual Diagnosis clients and those with substance use in hope, resilience, and well-being. Thirdly, to identify predictors of hope, resilience, and well-being in this population. Design/methodology/approach The Snyder Hope Scale, the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC 10), and the short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale were administered to 113 users of drug services through a convenience sampling method. Findings Findings from this ...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - October 5, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
