BIBLIOTHERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES FOR USE BY SOCIAL WORKERS AND CAREGIVERS by Iralda Oelofsen, Herman Grobler

“…Children who do not experience this sense of belonging can easily become involved in gangster activities, promiscuity or substance dependence in order to secure a false sense of belonging (Brendtro, Brokenleg & Van Bockern, 2002:9). …”
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Investigation of Personality Traits and Frequency of Personality Disorders in individuals with Stimulant and Opiate dependence. by ValiOlah Akbari, Parvin RahmatiNejad, Arman Zarghami, Seyed Davood Mohammadi

“…Also, generally, subjects with substance dependence had higher scores in novelty-seeking and lower scores in self-directed dimensions compared with normal group. …”
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A cross sectional study of socio-demographic factors, crime characteristics and psychiatric morbidity in violent offenders by Anitha Rayirala, K Sudha Rani, Divija Bunga, Umashankar

“…It is remarkable to know that no one had other psychiatric disorders apart from substance dependence and intoxication at the time of commission of crime. …”
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Fatal child abuse: a study of 13 cases of continuous abuse by Juhani Merikanto, Anne Leena Marika Kauppi, Kari Karkola, Tuija Vanamo

“…The perpetrating parent was diagnosed as having a personality disorder (borderline, narcissistic or dependent) and often substance dependence (31%). None of them were psychotic. …”
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Suicide attempt by hanging - A study on patients admitted in tertiary care hospital in Eastern India by Manoj Kumar Sahoo, Harshita Biswas

“…Psychiatric diagnosis was present in 8 attempters and 4 attempters had alcohol/substance dependence. The most common personality component in attempters was impulsivity. …”
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Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavior Therapy on Depression and Quality of Life in Spouse Caregivers of Inpatients With Substance Use Disorders by Langkham Kalpana, Satyananda Panda

“…Background: Substance dependence in families can have a wide range of negative effects on the lives of those close to the dependent person, in addition to causing pain to the dependent person. …”
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All in a scent - naphthalene dependence confined to pregnancy: a case report by Isuri Wimalasiri, Chathurie Suraweera

“…This brings up the question whether pregnancy in general increases the risk of substance dependence in vulnerable populations or whether the dependence in this patient during pregnancy is due to individual factors. …”
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The Effectiveness of Group Cognitive Hypnotherapy on Psychological Well-being in People Referring to Residential and Semi-Detached Accommodation of Addiction Centers by B Movahedzadeh, S Haghighi

“…Conclusion: Group cognitive hypnotherapy has been effective in improving psychological symptoms in patients with substance dependence in people who are referred to residential and semi-residential centers of addiction treatment. …”
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Changes in the bacterial communities of Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in response to long-term cold storage and progressive loss of egg viability in cold-stored bee... by Yuanxing Sun, Yanan Hao, Senshan Wang, Xinling Chen

“…Functional predictions of the microbial communities revealed a significant decrease in the relative abundance of substance dependence pathway in LCS_F. Moreover, this pathway exhibited relatively lower abundance levels in both Egg_L and Egg_F1 compared to Egg_E. …”
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Early Maladaptive Schemas in Opiate and Stimulant Users by Zahra Karami, Omid Massah, Ali Farhoudian, Ameneh Oji

“…Early maladaptive schemas can be used by clinicians and researchers as a psychopathology and treatment method for substance dependence disorder.…”
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EEG Signals Based Internet Addiction Diagnosis Using Convolutional Neural Networks by Siqi Sun, Jie Yang, Yun-Hsuan Chen, Jiaqi Miao, Mohamad Sawan

“…This work provides a quantitative approach to diagnose IA and evaluate therapy efficacy, as a general strategy, and can be widely used in other disorder diagnoses that affect EEG signals, such as psychiatric disorders, substance dependence, and depression.…”
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Comparing the Early Maladaptive Schemas, Attachment and Coping Styles ‎in ‎Opium and Stimulant Drugs Dependent Men in Kerman, Iran by Seyed Mehdi Hosseinifard, Narjes Kaviani

“…The problem of substance dependence is not only about drug abuse, but it is actually the interrelationship of the person and the dependency on drugs. …”
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Engagement and outcomes of marginalised young people in an early intervention youth alcohol and other drug program: The Street Universities model. by Theresa Caruana, Limin Mao, Rebecca M Gray, Joanne Bryant

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Data come from a prospective study of new attendees, measuring retention in and attendance patterns in an 'engagement' program focussed on arts and lifestyle activities (n = 95), and a routine service dataset collected from seven years of therapeutic intervention (n = 3,893), measuring substance dependence (SDS), psychological distress (K10) and quality of life (EQoL).…”
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Factors associated with the level of prolactin in patients under remission from Alcohol Use Disorder: A gender perspective by Susmita Pandey, Ingeborg Bolstad, Lars Lien, Jørgen G. Bramness

“…In males, presence of other substance dependence predicted a lower level of prolactin. …”
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Psychiatric morbidity in family members of alcohol dependence patients by Rahul Singh, Ekram Goyal, Suprakash Chaudhury, Alka Puria, Santosh Kumar, Ajay Kumar

“…Total psychiatric morbidity in children above 18 years was 56.25%, maximum being in alcohol and substance dependence. Total psychiatric morbidity in children between 6 years and 18 years was 31.37%, maximum being in generalized anxiety disorder (11.76%). …”
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Internet gaming addiction: current perspectives by Kuss DJ

“…The cited neuroimaging studies indicate that Internet gaming addiction shares similarities with other addictions, including substance dependence, at the molecular, neurocircuitry, and behavioral levels. …”
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Paranoid ideation and violence: meta-analysis of individual subject data of 7 population surveys by Coid, J, Ullrich, S, Bebbington, P, Fazel, S, al., E

“…Associations were not explained by comorbid conditions, including substance dependence. Psychotic disorder was associated with violence and injury to the perpetrator but associations were explained by paranoid ideation. …”

A syndemic of psychiatric morbidity, substance misuse, violence, and poor physical health among young Scottish men with reduced life expectancy. by Coid, J, Zhang, Y, Bebbington, P, Ullrich, S, de Stavola, B, Bhui, K, Tsai, AC

“…A syndemic model of joint effects, adducing a four-component latent variable (violence, substance dependence, psychiatric morbidity and a diathesis of biological/behavioural risk) showed synergy between components and explained persistent disparities in poor physical health/chronic health conditions. …”

Naloxone-precipitated mitragynine withdrawal did not associate with increased anxiety-like behaviour in rats by Harun, Norsyifa, Johari, Illa Syafiqah, Japarin, Rima Atria, Syuhadaa Bakar, Siti Najmi, Mat, Noorul Hamizah, Hassan, Zurina, Hassan, Haniza

“…Male Sprague Dawley rats were administered with MG and morphine twice daily for 14 consecutive days to develop substance dependence. The withdrawal was precipitated on day fifteen using naloxone (2 mg/kg, i.p.). …”

Comparison of Internalizing Disorders in 8-14-Year-Old Offsprings of Opium and Heroin Dependent Parents: A Case- Control Study by Mahin Eslami Shahrbabaki, Hassan Ziaaddini, Hamdollah Saieedi Gargari, Nouzar Nakhaiee, Parvin Eslami Shahrbabaki, Nasrin Eslami Sharbabaki

“…Findings:The anxiety/depression subscales in children of non opioid dependent parents were significantly higher in comparison with children of opioid or heroin-dependent parents. Conclusion:Substance dependence in addition to reducing parental supervision on children may cause lack of knowledge and unawareness of their children's anxiety and mood problems. …”
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