OBJECTIVE The authors' goal was to compare the efficacy of a manualized cognitive behavior therapy that addresses both posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance abuse (seeking safety) with a manualized cognitive behavior therapy that addresses only substance abuse (relapse prevention) and with standard community care for the treatment of comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) an...

OBJECTIVES Prescription rates of methylphenidate (MPH) are sharply rising in most Western countries. Although it has been reported that MPH has abuse potential, little is known about the prevalence of intravenous (IV) abuse of MPH. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of IV MPH abuse among treatment-seeking IV substance abusers in Iceland. METHODS This is a descriptive popul...

In the past, traditional treatment methods for drug addiction and alcoholism have been characteristically intense and confrontational. They are designed to break down a client’s denial, defenses, and/or resistance to his or her addictive disorders, as they are perceived by the provider. Admissions criteria to substance abuse treatment programs usually require abstinence from all illicit substan...

background : family functioning is considered to have a significant impact on the beginnings and maintenance of substance use. objectives the main purpose of this study was to examine and compare the dimensions of family functioning among addicted and non-addicted individuals. patients and methods in this cross-sectional study, the study sample consisted of 228 individuals, including 118 addict...

Objectives: This report examines the sociodemographic and substance use characteristics, co-occurring psychological status, substance abuse consequences, and prior experiences with substance abuse treatment among patients with cocaine-associated chest pain presenting to an emergency department chest pain observation unit. Methods: This was a consecutive cohort of patients in the emergency depar...

Background: Substance abuse disorder is among the leading public health problems in modern day world as they cause enormous human suffering in terms of morbidity, mortality and economic loss; and threatens the very social fabric of almost all communities around the world and as such is a great threat to the global health, economy and peace. Like most social behaviours the etiology of substance ...

Background: During of adolescence, transformations in neural circuitry of brain's reward system can lead to vulnerability which paves the way for involvement in criminal and addictive behaviors. Some of mental disorders e.g., conduct disorder because of their special nature are more comorbid with substance use disorders. Objectives: This study aimed to study the role of anhedonia and low arous...

Most clinicians and investigators agree that bipolar disorder as currently diagnosed is phenomenologically heterogeneous and probably represents several distinct subtypes. The inability to reliably define distinct subtypes of bipolar disorder has greatly impaired research into the pathophysiology and treatment of the disorder. The articles by Angst and Sellaro (2000), Biederman et al (2000), an...