Current Status of Substance Abuse in East Asia and Therapeutic Prospects.

EFFECTIVENESS OF MINDFULNESS-BASED SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION ON CRAVING AND EMOTIONAL DYSREGULATION IN ADOLESCENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

Background & Aims: Substance use is one of the most widespread and expensive health problems in current society. Usual medical treatments are often not therapeutic and a relapse is prevalent. This research aimed to investigate and compare the effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and mindfulness-based substance abuse treatment (MBSAT) on improving craving and emotional...

Factors Involving in the Substance Abuse among Medical Students and its Association with medical students\' general health: mixed-method study

Background: Substance abuse has a reciprocal association with the individualschr('39') general health; and its incidence among medical students is highly variable over time. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the factors involved in the substance abuse and its association with medical studentschr('39') general health. Methods: The present mixed-method study was conducted on th...

Comparing the effectiveness of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, mindfulness-based substance abuse treatment and combined therapy of these two methods on emotion dysregulation in adolescents with Substance use disorders

Objective: The aim of the study was to comparing the effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation, mindfulness-based substance abuse treatment and combined therapy of these two methods on emotion dysregulation in adolescents with Substance use disorders. Method: The present study is a quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Eighty adolescents (18-21 age) with subs...

Comparison of Residential and Therapeutic Community Centers in Preventing Substance Abuse Recurrence and Reducing Self-destructive Behaviors of Substance Users

HIV Programs in Iran (Persia), Iraq and Saudi Arabia: A Brief Review of Current Evidence in West and Southwest Asia

Background: In Western and Southwest Asia, literature is not documented on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) programs in Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. The present study is the first brief review that describes HIV programs in these three neighboring countries.Methods: Data regarding the evidence of HIV programs were gathered through a systematic literature searching. English publications were r...