Prevalence of HIV risk behavior among male substance abusing offenders of intimate partner violence
This study encountered a correlation between pre-treatment risk-taking behavior and verbal and physical aggression, as well as a correlation between pre-treatment risk-taking behaviors and cocaine use. Results neither suggest a relationship between sexual aggression and alcohol use nor HIV risk-taking behaviors and alcohol use at pre-treatment. Research limitations/implications The present study is limited by sample size and power. Originality/value This study is among the first of its kind to investigate HIV risk-taking behaviors among substance using offenders of IPV. This study provides support for the inclusion of tr...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - November 15, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Typology of substance using offenders of IPV: violence and substance use outcomes
Advances in Dual Diagnosis, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether aggression and substance use assessed during treatment differ based on risk level for substance-using male offenders of intimate partner violence (IPV). Design/methodology/approach Secondary analyses were conducted using data from Easton et al. ’s (2017) study on substance-dependent IPV offenders. A cluster analysis was utilized in order to classify participants into typology groups. Analyses of covariance were conducted in order to determine group differences in aggression and substance use during treatment. Findin...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - November 6, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Introducing the recovery inspiration group: promoting hope for recovery with inspirational recovery stories
Advances in Dual Diagnosis, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to undertake a preliminary evaluation of a novel intervention – Recovery Inspiration Group, which uses recovery stories to promote hope and inspiration for recovery among people with complex mental health difficulties. Design/methodology/approach The Recovery Inspiration Group was delivered to women on a specialist personality disorder inpatient unit, who were concurrently participating in a dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) Programme. In total, 12 service users participated in the RIG and as part of the intervention, wrote down key refl...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - November 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Avatar and technology assisted platforms in the treatment of co-occurring addiction and IPV among male offenders
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 11, Issue 3, Page 126-134, August 2018. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the research on the use of technology in mental health and addiction treatment, focusing on the use of technology-assisted treatment. Although initial research investigating technology-assisted treatment for substance use has demonstrated promising results, this paper highlights the need for treatment to address co-occurring substance use and intimate partner violence (IPV). This paper defines the benefits associated with the use of behavioral health avatar coaches in mental health treatment targeting s...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - August 8, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
How meaningful activities influence the recovery process
Advances in Dual Diagnosis, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore two research questions: how do people with concurrent substance abuse and mental health disorders (concurrent conditions) experience and describe meaningful activities? And how do meaningful activities influence the recovery process? Design/methodology/approach This qualitative study uses an explorative and interpretive design in a phenomenological-hermeneutic approach. Transcribed interviews are analysed using a phenomenological-hermeneutic method for researching lived experience. The study was submitted to the Norwegian Center f...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - May 23, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Initiating and maintaining a recovery process – experiences of persons with dual diagnosis
Advances in Dual Diagnosis, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the internal and social factors that persons with experience from severe mental illness and alcohol and other drugs problems, and who have received treatment for these problems, describe as important for initiating and maintaining a recovery process. Design/methodology/approach In total, 40 persons were interviewed and asked to describe factors they perceived as important for initiating and maintaining recovery. The software Nvivo was used to categorise data in internal and social factors with subcategories. Findings There is...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - May 17, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Engagement in help-seeking of dual diagnosed mothers at a low-threshold service: grasping life through co-created opportunities
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 11, Issue 2, Page 88-100, May 2018. Purpose Mothers with a dual diagnosis (mental ill health and substance use) have delays in accessing services, or their care may be interrupted prior to therapeutic relationships being formed. The purpose of this paper is to explore and describe how engagement merges in the context of mothers with a dual diagnosis. Design/methodology/approach This is a qualitative, focused ethnographic study at a low-threshold service for substance abusing families. The data contain interviews, observations, field notes, and reflections. The analysis followed several s...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - April 23, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Building trust and recovery capital: the professionals ’ helpful practice
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 11, Issue 2, Page 76-87, May 2018. Purpose The possibility of recovery for persons with co-occurring addiction and mental health problems has been contested. Though, recent studies show that recovery might happen, but without connection to specific treatment interventions. The purpose of this paper is to analyse professionals ’ perceptions of their contribution to improvement. Design/methodology/approach In all, 15 experienced professionals were interviewed. The interviews were analysed using thematic analysis. Findings Recovery processes were dependent of the persons’ access to dif...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - April 23, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Challenges in working with patients with dual diagnosis
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 11, Issue 2, Page 60-75, May 2018. Purpose Studies have shown that mental health professionals find working with patients with dual diagnosis challenging, and the purpose of this paper is to examine some of these challenges. Design/methodology/approach In total, 85 mental health professionals from 8 different mental health centres in Denmark were interviewed. The data analysis was inspired by a grounded theory approach. Findings Different challenges in the dual diagnosis treatment were identified and they suggested that the focus of treatment was mainly on the mental illness rather than...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - April 23, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
