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Salud mental en las Américas: una visión general de la brecha de tratamiento

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Kohn R, Ali A, Puac-Polanco V, Figueroa C, López-Soto V, Morgan K, et al. Mental health in the Americas: an overview of the treatment gap. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2018;42:e165. https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2018.165
Comprender la brecha en el tratamiento de la salud mental en la Región de las Américas mediante el examen de la prevalencia de los trastornos de salud mental, el uso de los servicios de salud mental y la carga mundial de morbilidad.
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Timeline Mapping in Qualitative Interviews: A Study of Resilience with Marginalized Groups

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Source: Kolar, K., Ahmad, F., Chan, L., & Erickson, P. G. (2015). Timeline mapping in qualitative interviews: A study of resilience with marginalized groups. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 14(3), 13-32. Abstract Growing interest in visual timeline methods signals a need for critical...
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Comparing Credentialing Requirements of Substance Abuse Treatment Staff by Funding Source

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2792883/

Studies have found that clinicians with higher education and/or attainment of national certification have a more favorable outlook regarding the adoption of evidence-based practices. However, staff hiring decisions may be based on a multitude of factors, including available resources and demands stemming from different funders. Using a mixed-methods case study approach with 34 agencies within one state, we assessed administrators’ perspectives of the most important funding source, views on clinical hiring practices, and current staffing. We found that funding source predicted views and actual...

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2nd International Conference on Addiction Research & Behavioral Health

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The 2nd International Conference on Addiction Research and Behavioural Health will take place on October 16-17th October in Vancouver, Canada.

The theme of the event is “Exploring Innovation in Addiction Research present Era" and topics...

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DSM-5 in Patients Seeking their First Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder. Sex Differences in the Multicenter CohRTA Study

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Sanvisens, A., Zuluaga, P., Rubio, G., Short, A., Gual, A., Álvarez, F. J., ... & CohRTA, E. C. E. (2019). DSM-5 en pacientes que solicitan el primer tratamiento del trastorno por uso de alcohol. Diferencias de sexo en el estudio multicéntrico CohRTA. Adicciones.

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Objective: We aimed to analyze sex differences in the DSM-5 criteria among patients admitted to  their first treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD). Methods: Assessment of AUD was carried out using DSM-5 diagnostic criteria in a multicenter study (CohRTA) within the Spanish Network on Addictive Disorders. Further, baseline questionnaires including socio-demographics, family history, lifetime alcohol consumption and other substance use, as well as clinical and laboratory parameters were obtained during admission. Results: 313 patients (74.8%M) were eligible; mean age at first AUD...

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Mindful Body Awareness Training as Part of Treatment for Substance Use Disorder

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Price, Cynthia J., Elaine Adams Thompson, Sheila Crowell, and Kenneth Pike. "Longitudinal effects of interoceptive awareness training through mindful awareness in body-oriented therapy (MABT) as an adjunct to women’s substance use disorder treatment: A randomized controlled trial." Drug and Alcohol Dependence (2019).
Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy (MABT) is designed to teach interoceptive awareness and related skills for self-care and emotion regulation.
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What defines a clinically meaningful outcome in the treatment of substance use disorders: reductions in direct consequences of drug use or improvement in overall functioning?

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Addiction Debate Source: Kiluk, B. D., Fitzmaurice, G. M., Strain, E. C., & Weiss, R. D. (2019). What defines a clinically meaningful outcome in the treatment of substance use disorders: reductions in direct consequences of drug use or improvement in overall functioning?. Addiction, 114(1), 9-15...
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Combining Medically Assisted Treatment and Twelve-Step Programming: A Perspective and Review

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Marc Galanter (2018) Combining medically assisted treatment and Twelve-Step programming: a perspective and review, The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 44:2, 151-159, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2017.1306747

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Background: People with severe substance use disorders require long-term rehabilitative care after the initial treatment. There is, however, a deficit in the availability of such care. This may be due both to inadequate medical coverage and insufficient use of community-based Twelve-Step programs in many treatment facilities. In order to address this deficit, rehabilitative care for severe substance use disorders could be promoted through collaboration between practitioners of medically assisted treatment, employing medications, and Twelve-Step-oriented practitioners. 

Objective: To...

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Effectiveness Bank Additions: Therapy Relationships that Work 4: Managing Perceptions of the Treatment

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Psychotherapy: 2018, 55(4).

Clients’ perceptions of and reactions to treatment are the focus of this final of four bulletins recapping 16 reviews for the American Psychological Association. Emerging from psychotherapy research worldwide are practical and effective ways to assess, shape and use these perceptions and reactions to improve outcomes for substance use clients. “Essential reading” Dr Luke Mitcheson, Consultant Clinical Psychologist

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Igor Koutsenok - Treatment of Drug Involved Offenders

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Scientific Consultations - TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION INTERVENTIONS IN CLINICALLY SPECIFIC POPULATIONS AND SETTINGS - 09.12.2015 Dr. Igor Koutsenok, Professor of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, School of Medicine. The opinions expressed in this video represent those of the author...

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