Strongyloides stercoralis is an endemic nematode to tropical and subtropical regions of the globe. The parasite is capable of autoinfection, which is limited by an intact immune response. In immunocompromised hosts, hyperinfection and dissemination can occur and have a high index of mortality. A hyperinfection syndrome with dissemination is frequently associated with corticosteroid administrati...

One hundred ninety-nine male prisoners without prior felony convictions were evaluated through a structured personal interview administered within 24 hours of this arrest. While 46 per cent met psychiatric diagnostic criteria, only 5 per cent demonstrated a need for acute treatment for their affective disorder or organic brain syndrome. It is felt that the alcoholics (15 per cent) and drug-abus...

Background: Polysubstance use as a severity index in those with abuse disorder is associated with various psychological, social, cultural, and genetic factors. This research was done to examine the predictive role of personality traits, personality functions, traumatic life events, and emotion regulation difficulties in polysubstance use and severity of dependence. Method: A total of 300 subje...

Prescription opioid drug abuse has reached epidemic proportions. Individuals with chronic pain represent a large population at considerable risk of abusing opioids. The Opioid Abuse Risk Screener was developed as a comprehensive self-administered measure of potential risk that includes a wide range of critical elements noted in the literature to be relevant to opioid risk. The creation, refinem...

Abstract Recent studies have shown that women now abuse drugs as much men. Women even certain kinds of more than There is strong evidence some married also engage in drug abuse. However, few explored the experiences addicted wives Nigeria relation to marital conflicts. In this study, were conflicts using a phenomenological research design. A total 18 participated study. They purposively selecte...

This study will examine the Therapeutic Community Communication of Drug Abuse Patients during Covid-19 Pandemic "at Karunia Insani Foundation Rehabilitation Center, Kab. Musi Rawas, as for research method used, namely qualitative which approach is more to field research, data collection techniques through interviews, documentation and observation, then reduced so obtain validity that can be acc...