An investigation comparing primary and secondary substance cravings between mental health and substance use disorder program inpatients

The Relation between Deterministic Thinking and Mental Health among Substance Abusers Involved in a Rehabilitation Program

Objective: The current research is to investigate the relation between deterministic thinking and mental health among drug abusers, in which the role of  cognitive distortions is considered and clarified by focusing on deterministic thinking. Methods: The present study is descriptive and correlative. All individuals with experience of drug abuse who had been referred to the Shafagh Reha...

Primary and secondary substance misusers: do they differ in substance-induced and substance-independent mental disorders?

AIMS This study evaluated the primary/secondary distinction among substance misusers according to comorbid mental disorders. METHODS A consecutive sample (n = 287) of DSM-IV substance dependents from public treatment facilities in two counties in Norway were assessed by the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. According to the debut of the first independent mental disorder, patients ...

Welfare reform, substance use, and mental health.

Reform has transformed traditional entitlement to cash welfare under Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) into a transitional program known as Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). Because of the new work requirements and the time-limited nature of assistance, policy makers are increasingly confronted with what to do when welfare recipients do not effectively make the transit...

Mental distress following inpatient substance use treatment, modified by substance use; comparing voluntary and compulsory admissions

BACKGROUND Treatment services to patients with substance use disorders (SUDs), including those mandated to treatment, needs to be evaluated and evidence based. The Norwegian Municipal Health Care Act (NMHCA) calls for compulsory treatment for persons with "severe and life-threatening substance use disorder" if these individuals are not otherwise willing to be voluntarily treated and consequentl...

A . Mental Health - Depression , Substance Use