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Treatment of Behavioral Addictions and Substance Use Disorders: a Focus on the Effects of Theta-Burst Stimulation Over the Pre-SMA
This study included 58 participants diagnosed with GD or SUDs. They underwent bilateral pre-SMA continuous TBS (cTBS) sessions targeting craving, impulsivity, and addiction severity. Standardized scales and questionnaires were employed to assess the outcomes. cTBS parameters included 20 daily sessions with 80% resting motor threshold (RMT). Both GD and SUD groups exhibited significant reductions in addiction severity and craving following cTBS. Impulsivity decreased significantly in SUD but not in GD. The study ’s findings underscore the potential of pre-SMA TBS as an adjunctive treatment for GD and SUDs. The observed im...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - March 19, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Association Between Self-Reported Opioid Use and Behavioral/Social Health Characteristics —Arizona, 2020
DiscussionOpioid misuse was found to be associated with poor mental and physical health, increased RTBs, and history of at least two ACEs among Arizona adults in this study. These findings stress the importance of opportunities for targeted prevention in both Arizona adults and youth, including screening for ACEs and RTBs, in early stages of life. (Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - March 18, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

The Role of Sex and Coping Styles on the Relationship Between Depression and Cannabis Use
AbstractThere is evidence for a relationship between problematic cannabis use and depression although the directionality is unclear. The role of coping strategies mediating this relationship is of interest to better understand the mechanisms involved. The aim was to analyze the relationship between cannabis use and depression and its directionality, considering the mediating role of coping styles and their dependence on sex. Correlational and cross-sectional design. There were 261 cannabis users aged 18 –57 years (M = 31.04), 36.66% women. Sex, cannabis dependence, coping styles, and depressive symptomatology were a...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - March 15, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Anxiety and Quality of Life in College Students with a Chronic Illness Compared to Those Without: The Mediational Roles of Experiential Avoidance and Committed Action
AbstractThe presence of a chronic illness and the experience of anxiety are both factors that have been shown, separately, to negatively impact individuals ’ self-reported quality of life (QoL). In an attempt to further understand the impact that a chronic illness places on experienced QoL, scholars have begun to propose that the constructs of experiential avoidance and committed action may potentially be implicated in this demonstrated association; however, this contention remains undetermined. This cross-sectional study examined the roles of experiential avoidance and committed action as potential mediators in the rel...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - March 15, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Associations Between Academic Motivation, Academic Stress, and Mobile Phone Addiction: Mediating Roles of Wisdom
AbstractThis research aimed to examine the impact of academic motivation and academic stress on mobile phone addiction, with a focus on the mediating role of wisdom. Employing a descriptive-correlational approach within an applied research framework, the study surveyed 375 female high school students from two institutions in Hamedan district using convenience sampling. Utilizing instruments including Ardelt ’s wisdom questionnaire (2003), Gadzella’s academic stress questionnaire (1991), Koo Hy’s phone addiction scale (2009), and Harter’s academic motivation questionnaire (1981), data were analyzed through structura...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - March 13, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Validation of Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) in Brazilian Colleges: Network Analysis, Measurement Invariance and Screening Efficiency
This study examined the psychometric properties of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) among a diverse sample of Brazilian college students. Specifically, the objectives of the present study were; (i) to examine the factor structure of AUDIT through confirmatory factor analysis and network analysis, (ii) to assess invariance of gender, sexual orientation and university (private vs. public, field of study), and relationship status; using multigroup confirmatory factor analysis, and (iii) to evaluate convergent, criterion, discriminant, and predictive validity. A total of 2,252 college students completed a ...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - March 13, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Examining the Influence of Narcissism and Some Demographic Variables on Online Shopping Addiction via the Exhaustive CHAID Method
AbstractThe literature posits that narcissism may theoretically influence online shopping addiction, with materialism being regarded as a consequence of narcissistic tendencies that subsequently exacerbate shopping addiction. Additionally, it is stated in the literature that age and gender are also associated with online shopping addiction. So, the present study aims to examine the effect of narcissism, age, and gender on online shopping addiction using the exhaustive CHAID analysis. In the research, which was designed as a survey and correlational study, data were collected from 1010 adults using the online shopping addic...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - March 11, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Not Everyone Benefits Equally from Sunday Alcohol Sales Bans: Socioeconomic Differences in Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol-Attributable Mortality
We examined socioeconomic variations in the association of off-premises Sunday alcohol sales bans and alcohol consumption and alcohol-attributable mortality in the United States. We analyzed associations between Sunday sales ban presence and alcohol consumption patterns, allowing for a differential effect by education in fixed-effects regression models using data from the 2000 –2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Mortality data from the National Vital Statistics System (2000–2019) were analyzed in interrupted time-series analysis to test the effect of lifting the Sunday sales ban in Minnesota (07/01/2017) ...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - March 7, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research