Changes in substance use and engagement in gaming/gambling in persons with severe mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic and earthquakes: a community study in two points

Changes in substance use and engagement in gaming/gambling in persons with severe mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic and earthquakes: a community study in two points

IntroductionExternal stressors, such as COVID-19 pandemic and earthquake, can cause an increase in substance use and addictive behavior in persons with severe mental illnesses (SMI). We analyzed the changes and predictors of substance use and addictive behavior in SMI during these double disasters i...

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Main Authors: Sara Medved, Irena Rojnić Palavra, Josefina Gerlach, Sarah Levaj, Laura Shields-Zeeman, Felix Bolinski, Zoran Bradaš, Zoran Madžarac, Igor Filipčić, Martina Rojnić Kuzman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
addiction
COVID-19 pandemic
severe mental illness
earthquake
community mental health team
(CMHT)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1264875/full

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