Integrating harm reduction into acute care: A single center's experience

Mental Health Status Among the Staff of Harm Reduction Centers

BACKGROUND Creating a supportive environment encourages charity services to help risk groups and individuals which has magnificent impacts on reducing their harm. OBJECTIVES According to this plan, the purpose of this study was to investigate the mental health status in the staff of harm reduction centers. MATERIALS AND METHODS The clustered sample of this comparative study consisted of 49 ...

mental health status among the staff of harm reduction centers

conclusions accordingly, major mental disorders in the staff of harm reduction centers, especially women and younger people need to be considered more than before. background creating a supportive environment encourages charity services to help risk groups and individuals which has magnificent impacts on reducing their harm. objectives according to this plan, the purpose of this study was to in...

Harm Reduction: Good Practice in Asia Integration of Harm Reduction into Abstinence-based Therapeutic Communities

Integrating complementary and alternative medicine into academic medical centers: Experience and perceptions of nine leading centers in North America

BACKGROUND Patients across North America are using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) with increasing frequency as part of their management of many different health conditions. The objective of this study was to develop a guide for academic health sciences centers that may wish to consider starting an integrative medicine program. METHODS We queried North American leaders in the fie...

Integrating Psychosocial Care Into Routine Cancer Care.

BACKGROUND Despite growing recognition that psychosocial care is an essential component of comprehensive cancer care, evidence suggests many patients with cancer do not receive needed psychosocial care. METHODS Four areas were identified as potentially increasing the number of patients with cancer who receive needed psychosocial care: (1) formulating care standards, (2) issuing clinical pract...