Implementing evidence-based psychological substance misuse interventions in a high secure prison based personality disorder treatment service
Advances in Dual Diagnosis, < a href="http://www.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 â...
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://www.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 hea...
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://www.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 ...
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://www.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-occ...
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://www.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 versi...
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://www.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
Dual diagnosis in prisons: management of co-existing substance use and mental health disorders
Advances in Dual Diagnosis, < a href="http://emeraldinsight.com/toc/add/9/1" > Volume 9, Issue 1 < /a > , February 2016. < br/ > (Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis)
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - January 20, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Comparative analysis of treatment conditions upon psychiatric severity levels at two years among justice involved persons
Advances in Dual Diagnosis, < a href="http://emeraldinsight.com/toc/add/9/1" > Volume 9, Issue 1 < /a > , Page 38-47, February 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the effects of two types of community-based, residential treatment programs among justice involved persons with dual diagnoses. Design/methodology/approach – A randomized clinical trial examined treatment conditions among justice involved persons wit h substance use disorders who reported high baseline levels of psychiatric severity indicative of diagnosable psychiatric comorbidity. Participants (n=39) were randomly assigned ...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - January 20, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Node-link mapping, an asset?
Advances in Dual Diagnosis, < a href="http://emeraldinsight.com/toc/add/9/1" > Volume 9, Issue 1 < /a > , Page 26-37, February 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the use of node-link mapping (NLM) on the effectiveness of a structured treatment for dual diagnosis for men living in a low-secure environment. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 15 participants were recruited and randomly allocated to one of two conditions. The control group, treatment as usual (TAU) or the treatment group, TAU with NLM. Outcome measures used were: a qualitative evaluation form, The Alcohol and Illega...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - January 20, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
What can be done to improve outcomes for prisoners with a dual diagnosis?
Advances in Dual Diagnosis, < a href="http://emeraldinsight.com/toc/add/9/1" > Volume 9, Issue 1 < /a > , Page 14-25, February 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on offenders with a dual diagnosis and discuss how prison-based services can improve to better meet the needs of prisoners with co-occurring substance misuse and mental health disorders. Design/methodology/approach – A comprehensive lit erature search of PsycINFO, JSTOR, PubMed and Google Scholar, reviewing international studies on dual diagnosis amongst offender and community samples spanning the last three dec...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - January 20, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Dual diagnoses among detained female systematic offenders
Advances in Dual Diagnosis, < a href="http://emeraldinsight.com/toc/add/9/1" > Volume 9, Issue 1 < /a > , Page 7-13, February 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the prevalence of psychopathology including substance use disorders in a sample of detained female systematic offenders. Design/methodology/approach – All case files of female systematic offenders who had been subjected to a special court order for s ystematic offenders in the period 2004-2014 were studied. A total of 81 fairly complete case files were selected for the study. These were all systematic offenders as they had bee...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - January 20, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Dual diagnosis in prisons: management of co-existing substance use and mental health disorders
Advances in Dual Diagnosis, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/add/9/1" > Volume 9, Issue 1 < /a > , February 2016. < br/ > (Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis)
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - January 20, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Comparative analysis of treatment conditions upon psychiatric severity levels at two years among justice involved persons
Advances in Dual Diagnosis, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/add/9/1" > Volume 9, Issue 1 < /a > , Page 38-47, February 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the effects of two types of community-based, residential treatment programs among justice involved persons with dual diagnoses. Design/methodology/approach – A randomized clinical trial examined treatment conditions among justice involved persons wit h substance use disorders who reported high baseline levels of psychiatric severity indicative of diagnosable psychiatric comorbidity. Participants (n=39) were randomly assig...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - January 20, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Node-link mapping, an asset?
Advances in Dual Diagnosis, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/add/9/1" > Volume 9, Issue 1 < /a > , Page 26-37, February 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the use of node-link mapping (NLM) on the effectiveness of a structured treatment for dual diagnosis for men living in a low-secure environment. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 15 participants were recruited and randomly allocated to one of two conditions. The control group, treatment as usual (TAU) or the treatment group, TAU with NLM. Outcome measures used were: a qualitative evaluation form, The Alcohol and Il...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - January 20, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
