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Disease Burden Attributed to Drug use in the Nordic Countries: a Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2019
AbstractThe Nordic countries share similarities in many social and welfare domains, but drug policies have varied over time and between countries. We wanted to compare differences in mortality and disease burden attributed to drug use over time. Using results from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, we extracted age-standardized estimates of deaths, DALYs, YLLs and YLDs per 100 000 population for Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden during the years 1990 to 2019. Among males, DALY rates in 2019 were highest in Finland and lowest in Iceland. Among females, DALY rates in 2019 were highest in Iceland and lowest...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - August 30, 2023 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Clinical, Cognitive, and Neurobiological Correlates of Impaired Timing Abilities Associate to Cannabis Use: a Systematic Review
AbstractTime perception received growing interest in psychiatry for its psychopathological implications. Cannabis use can cause a subjective experience of temporal perception alteration and increases the risk of emergence of mental illnesses such as psychotic and mood disorders. In this framework, we systematically reviewed the findings regarding the clinical, cognitive, and neurobiological correlates of time alterations due to cannabis consumption. According to preclinical results, cannabis exerts a dose-dependent time overestimation, associated with motor inhibition and circadian alterations. Clinical results repor...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - August 29, 2023 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Relationship Between Criminal and Status Offense Behaviors, Substance Use, and HIV Risk Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Cape Town, South Africa
This study aimed to examine the relationship between externalizing behaviors, substance use, and sexual risk among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Cape Town, South Africa, who experience social disadvantage characterized by poverty and school dropout. We analyzed baseline data from 500 AGYW in a cluster-randomized trial who had dropped out of school. Multivariate logistic regression models explored associations between self-reported criminal behaviors and other status offenses, heavy episodic drinking, polydrug use, and condomless sex. Engagement in status offenses was associated with heavy episodic drinking (OR...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - August 28, 2023 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Latent Profile Analysis of Problematic Smartphone Use and Parental Strategies: A Six-month Prospective Study
AbstractProblematic smartphone use (PSU) is an increasingly prevalent disorder among adolescents. We aimed to identify unique smartphone use profiles and examine whether different parental factors and adolescent smartphone use severity might explain these profiles. The sample comprised 1,187 Israeli families comprising mother/father/adolescent triads (48% boys, 51% girls; ages 14 –18). Latent profile analysis identified three distinct profiles of smartphone use: “normative use” (n = 435), “mild problematic use” (n = 481), and “severe problematic use” (n = 271). Subsequent MANOVAs revealed that par...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - August 28, 2023 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

The Revised Compound Psychological Capital Scale (CPC-12R): Validity and Cross-Cultural Invariance in an Organizational Context
This study aims to validate the revised Compound Psychological Capital scale (CPC-12R) which is a recently published inventory for measuring psychological capital across contexts. The data from three representative samples of employees from the U.S. (n = 456), the Czech Republic (n = 966), and Slovakia (n = 965) revealed a weak measurement invariance across the three cultures, a high internal consistency of all subscales and a good fit of the data to the theoretical model of psychological capital. The data obtained by means of the English version of the CPC-12R showed a very strong correlation with the established Psycholo...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - August 24, 2023 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Validation of the Arabic Version of the Psychotic-Like Experiences Questionnaire for Children (PLEQ-C) in a Community Sample of Children and Adolescents Aged 12 –18 years
AbstractNo epidemiological prevalence data regarding psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) in children and adolescents are yet available for Arab countries. Providing age-appropriate questionnaires that are fully apprehended by younger participants can facilitate discussions on prodromal psychosis in both community and clinical settings. To address this gap and help foster future research on PLEs in these unstudied age groups, we sought to examine the psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the Psychotic-Like Experiences Questionnaire for Children (PLEQ-C) in a community sample of children and adolescents aged 12 �...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - August 21, 2023 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Validity, Reliability, and Cross-Cultural Comparability of a Problematic Overstudying Scale across European, North American, and Asian countries
AbstractProblematic overstudying has been conceptualized as a potential addictive disorder and an early form of work addiction. Previous studies have shown that it is a different phenomenon from healthy learning engagement and is associated with considerable functional impairments. A valid, reliable, and convenient screening measure is warranted to provide cross-culturally comparable and generalizable findings, particularly from large epidemiological studies. The seven-item Bergen Study Addiction Scale (BStAS), based on an addiction framework, was administered alongside learning engagement and anxiety measures in a total s...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - August 21, 2023 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Typology of Mental Health Peer Support Work Components: Systematised Review and Expert Consultation
This study aimed to develop a typology of components involved in one-to-one PS for adults in mental health services. A systematised review was performed to establish a preliminary long list of candidate components, followed by expert consultation (n = 21) to refine the list. Forty-two publications were full-text reviewed, comprising 26 trial reports, nine training manuals, and seven change model papers. Two hundred forty-two candidate components were identified, which were thematically synthesised to 16 components and eight sub-components, categorised into four themes: recruitment, preparation, practice, and PS worker well...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - August 14, 2023 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Online Psychotherapy for the Management of Alcohol Use Disorder, a Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis
AbstractAlcohol use disorder (AUD) is a highly prevalent condition. To support our understanding of the available therapies, this systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) synthesized the available literature on online psychotherapy options for the management of AUD. This review searched MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, EMBASE, and Cochrane for randomized controlled trials pertaining to online psychotherapy for AUD. The NMA considered alcohol use and depression symptomatology reduction, alcohol abstinence, quality of life improvement, and study dropouts. 22 studies were included (n = 17,140). eCBT-based interventi...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - August 14, 2023 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Co-occurrence Patterns in Early Adolescent Social Avoidance and Distress and Mobile Phone Addiction: The Role of Self-compassion
This study used personal-oriented analysis to examine the co-occurrence patterns of social avoidance and distress and mobile phone addition and the protective role of self-compassion in 993 first year junior high school students (49.9% female) over a one year period with two follow-up assessments.The results showed that the co-occurring subgroups of social avoidance and distress and mobile phone addiction in early adolescence were double-low group, double-medium group, and double-high group. All three subgroups exhibited stability and variability over time. Self-compassion prevented a transition from the double-low and dou...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - August 8, 2023 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Effectiveness of Mindfulness for Anger Expression on Men in Treatment for Substance Use Disorders: a Randomized Controlled Trial
AbstractMindfulness is effective in managing cravings and preventing relapse in substance use disorders (SUD), but its effectiveness in managing anger is unclear. We aim to assess the effects of mindfulness-based relapse prevention (MBRP) on anger in men treated in therapeutics communities for SUD in Brazil. The sample size was designed to a minimum of 160 participants; 223 were randomized to MBRP or treatment as usual. After eight sessions of MBRP, the level of mindfulness and anger expression measures were assessed. Generalized estimated equations showed that MBRP group had a decreased effect on the anger expression inde...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - August 3, 2023 Category: Addiction Source Type: research