“Negotiating partnerships:” parents' experiences of collaboration in community mental health and substance use services
This study emphasise that parents shou ld 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 pro vision, and not a burden for their young adults, or to the professionals. Originality/value The importance of collaboration is well established in in the mental health field. However, there has been less attention to what collaboration with parents might involve in practice. This article ...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - October 5, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Intimate partner violence, fatherhood, and co-parenting of men in residential substance misuse treatment
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 9, Issue 4, November 2016. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of co-parenting, childhood experiences, and satisfaction with fathering in a sample of men in a long-term residential drug rehabilitation program. Design/methodology/approach A paper and pencil survey was completed by 128 men between the ages of 18-68 (M age= 30.42 years) in a court ordered residential rehabilitation center for drug misuse. Of the 128 respondents, 40.625% (N=52) were fathers and completed a longer survey to assess their co-parenting relationships. Findings The percentage of men with posi...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - October 5, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Rummaging around for dual diagnosis in the new Mental Health Taskforce.
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 9, Issue 4, November 2016. (Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis)
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - October 5, 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
“Negotiating partnerships:” parents' experiences of collaboration in community mental health and substance use services
This study emphasise that parents shou ld 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 pro vision, and not a burden for their young adults, or to the professionals. Originality/value The importance of collaboration is well established in in the mental health field. However, there has been less attention to what collaboration with parents might involve in practice. This article ...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - October 5, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Intimate partner violence, fatherhood, and co-parenting of men in residential substance misuse treatment
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 9, Issue 4, November 2016. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of co-parenting, childhood experiences, and satisfaction with fathering in a sample of men in a long-term residential drug rehabilitation program. Design/methodology/approach A paper and pencil survey was completed by 128 men between the ages of 18-68 (M age= 30.42 years) in a court ordered residential rehabilitation center for drug misuse. Of the 128 respondents, 40.625% (N=52) were fathers and completed a longer survey to assess their co-parenting relationships. Findings The percentage of men with posi...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - October 5, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Rummaging around for dual diagnosis in the new Mental Health Taskforce.
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 9, Issue 4, November 2016. (Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis)
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - October 5, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Implementing evidence-based psychological substance misuse interventions in a high secure prison based personality disorder treatment service
Advances in Dual Diagnosis, < a href="http://emeraldinsight.com/toc/add/9/2%2F3" > Volume 9, Issue 2/3 < /a > , August 2016. < br/ > Purpose This paper aims to describe: the need for substance misuse treatment with high risk, personality disordered prisoners, and the implementation of two evidence-based psychological interventions aimed at addressing substance misuse within a high secure, personality disorder treatment unit and potential future evaluation options. Design/methodology/approach In addition to the literature base evidencing the need for substance misuse treatment with this population, the Iceberg and ‘In...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - July 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Reaching out to patients with antisocial personality disorder in substance use disorder treatment: interactions between counsellors and clients in a psycho-educational intervention
This article presents the Impulsive Lifestyle Counselling program, a time-limited psychoeducational approach to increasing patient awareness of antisocial personality disorder and its consequences. & #xD; Design/methodology/approach This article describes the ILC program, a program developed as an add-on to treatment for substance use disorders, gives examples of issues and patient-counsellor interactions in the ILC sessions. Findings During the ILC sessions the patients engaged with the counsellors in diverse ways, reflecting the varying levels of psychopathology and overall functioning and barriers and incentive fo...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - July 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Behavioral Activation Treatment for Smoking (BATS) in smokers with depressive symptomatology
Advances in Dual Diagnosis, < a href="http://emeraldinsight.com/toc/add/9/2%2F3" > Volume 9, Issue 2/3 < /a > , August 2016. < br/ > Purpose Cigarette smoking remains the primary preventable cause of mortality and morbidity globally. The overarching goal of the paper is to disseminate the Behavioral Activation Treatment for Smoking (BATS), which integrates behavioral activation principles with standard treatment guidelines to assist individuals in achieving short- and long-term smoking cessation. Through a series of sequential steps, BATS guides individuals who wish to quit smoking to increase their engagement in healthy...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - July 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
LETS Act: a behavioral activation treatment for substance use and depression
Advances in Dual Diagnosis, < a href="http://emeraldinsight.com/toc/add/9/2%2F3" > Volume 9, Issue 2/3 < /a > , August 2016. < br/ > Purpose Substance use disorders (SUDs) often co-occur with major depressive disorder (MDD), yet treatments targeting this comorbidity are limited, especially in resource limited settings where individuals with SUDs often receive treatment. & #xD; & #xD; Design/methodology/approach Based upon principles of reinforcement and behavioral economic models of substance use, as well as the Brief Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression (BATD; Lejuez et al., 2011), the Life Enhancement Trea...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - July 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Substance misuse brief interventions during psychiatric hospital admissions
Advances in Dual Diagnosis, < a href="http://emeraldinsight.com/toc/add/9/2%2F3" > Volume 9, Issue 2/3 < /a > , August 2016. < br/ > Purpose To provide a summary of the principles, theories and basic components of a recently developed brief integrated motivational intervention (BIMI) for working with individuals experience co-ccurring severe mental health and substance use problems in inpatient settings, including the outcomes of a feasiblity randomised controlled trial (RCT). There are greater financial costs and a negative impact on functioning associated with psychiatric admissions for people who experience co-occurri...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - July 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
QuikFix: enhanced motivational interviewing interventions for youth substance use
Advances in Dual Diagnosis, < a href="http://emeraldinsight.com/toc/add/9/2%2F3" > Volume 9, Issue 2/3 < /a > , August 2016. < br/ > Purpose This paper explores the background principles, theories, and components of the QuikFix intervention for primary and comorbid substance use in young people. Design/methodology/approach QuikFix is a brief Motivational Interviewing (MI) intervention utilising cognitive-behavioural coping skills training to reduce vulnerability to substance use and comorbid mental health problems in young people. It is delivered in two to three brief sessions including an assessment. A new version, ...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - July 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Closing the science-practice gap: introduction to the special issue on psychological interventions for comorbid addictions and mental health problems
Advances in Dual Diagnosis, < a href="http://emeraldinsight.com/toc/add/9/2%2F3" > Volume 9, Issue 2/3 < /a > , August 2016. < br/ > (Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis)
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - July 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
