OBJECTIVE To examine unintentional alcohol and drug poisoning in association with substance use disorders (SUDs) and mood and anxiety disorders. METHOD International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) external-cause-of-injury codes on discharge records of patients ages 12+ years from the 2010 Nationwide Inpatient Sample were examined to identify cases...

This study explores mental health clinicians’ use of attachment theory in the treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs). There are many quantitative studies that show a correlation between substance use and insecure attachment style, yet there is little research that looks at whether or how mental health clinicians are using attachment theory in treatment or the possible benefits and limitati...

Craving is recognized as an important diagnosis criterion for substance use disorders (SUDs) and a predictive factor of relapse. Various methods to study craving exist; however, suppressing craving to successfully promote abstinence remains an unmet clinical need in SUDs. One reason is that social and environmental contexts recalling drug and alcohol consumption in the everyday life of patients...

Substance use disorders (SUDs) are common and create a significant burden in the USA. The practice of mindfulness involves training one’s attention on present moment learning to accept tolerate difficult emotions. For people with substance (SUDs), there is compelling evidence psychological physical health benefits practicing mindfulness. Yet, many individuals (and without) struggle establish re...

The aim of this paper is to provide a systematic review of the literature examining the epidemiology, outcome, and treatment of patients with bipolar disorder and co-occurring substance use disorders (SUDs). Articles for this review were initially selected via a comprehensive Medline search and further studies were obtained from the references in these articles. Given the lack of research in th...

The increasing frequency of urban floods worldwide due to rapid urbanization, frequent climatic extremes, or poor drainage conditions necessitates evaluating the performance systems (UDS) and enhancing their resilience. In this study, a comprehensive assessment UDS Gurugram City, India, through concepts sustainable (SuDS) is presented. A stormwater management model (SWMM) was set up existing re...

This article raises a number of interesting issues regarding the diagnosis and the very nature of substance use disorders (SUDs) (1). The field has much to learn about whether SUDs and their symptoms are best understood in terms of reflective, formative, network, or other models. These issues are important in other areas of psychiatric diagnosis as well. However, studying such models of psychop...

INTRODUCTION Integration of services to screen and manage mental health and substance use disorders (MSDs) into HIV care settings has been identified as a promising strategy to improve mental health and HIV treatment outcomes among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Data on the extent to which HIV treatment sites in LMICs screen and manage MSDs are ...