CONTEXT Individual differences in dimensions of personality may play an important role in explaining risk for disordered gambling behavior as well as the comorbidity between disordered gambling behavior and other substance-related addictive disorders. OBJECTIVES To identify the personality correlates of problem gambling in a representative non-treatment-seeking sample, as well as to determine...

Substancemisuse isoneof a groupof linkedbehaviours that has recently become more common among young people in westernised societies. This rise has paralleled increasing rates of anxiety and depressive symptoms and of deaths related to substance misuse. Substance use disorders are potentially treatable and should be managed as chronic, relapsing diseases of complex origin. This review examines t...

Psychiatric disorders increase the risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and increase morbidity from HIV-related illness by impeding treatment. The response to highly active antiretroviral therapies is impaired by poor patient adherence, a substantial component of which is related to mental illness and substance use disorders. The recognition of psychiatric disorders in most HIV ...

Abstract Purpose Substance use disorders (SUD) are burdening chronic conditions characterized by high relapse rates despite severe negative consequences. Substance-related cues that elicit craving means of automatic physiological and behavioural responses have long been suggested to predict relapse. One major mechanism contributing behaviour cue-induced approach tendencies towards the addictive...

Article history: Received 5 May 2015 Received in revised form 21 October 2015 Accepted 20 November 2015 Available online xxxx Childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associatedwith increased risk of substance-related problems in adulthood.While comorbid disorders havebeenhypothesized to account for this risk, the role of personality factors has not yet been examined, despit...

This paper describes the development of a new 139-item behavioral questionnaire (PAL) assessing the frequency and enjoyability of pleasant activities occurring in the natural environment of patients with substance use disorders. The sample consisted of 265 patients with mainly substance use disorders and 272 healthy controls. Group comparisons indicated that patients reported lower frequency, e...

BACKGROUND Prior research on whether marriage is equally beneficial to the mental health of men and women is inconsistent due to methodological variation. This study addresses some prior methodological limitations and investigates gender differences in the association of first marriage and being previously married, with subsequent first onset of a range of mental disorders. METHOD Cross-secti...

Retention Rates of Puerto Rican Women in Treatment for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues