comorbidity between borderline personality disorder and substance abuse disorder is very high. the present study examined the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy on negative emotion regulation strategies in women with borderline personality disorder and substance abuse. based on the willingness to participate in the research, structured clinical interview and the criteria for inclusio...

substance abuse in adolescents and its often tragic consequences, including addiction, is one of the preventable major public health problems. the aims of this paper were to estimate the prevalence of substance abuse and to evaluate its some associated factors in adolescents of tabriz city (northwest of iran).a self-administered questionnaire was completed in 4903 randomly selected students wit...

Background: Substance abuse has a reciprocal association with the individualschr('39') general health; and its incidence among medical students is highly variable over time. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the factors involved in the substance abuse and its association with medical studentschr('39') general health. Methods: The present mixed-method study was conducted on th...

One of the most important factors of successful substance abuse treatment is the early start of the same treatment. Recent selection method for identification of Croatian adolescents in the substance abuse risk that has been using drug tests from urine samples, has been simple and exact on the one hand, but on the other, has been very rare and usually guided by the pressure of parents or the co...

research findings have shown that birth order and season of birth are related to some of the mental disorders such as schizophrenia, mood disorders. autism, attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity and substance abuse, and these disorders are related to dopamine level. a retrospective study was designed to investigate 130 substance abusers (119 males and 11 females) which were treated duri...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Approximately 5% of strokes occur in adults aged 18 to 44 years. Substance abuse is a prevalent risk factor for stroke in young adults. We sought to identify trends in substance abuse detection among stroke patients. METHODS Using a population-based design, we sought to identify all patients aged 18 to 54 years experiencing a stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic) in the Grea...

there is an increased prevalence of maternal substance abuse during pregnancy in younger women in all socioeconomic classes and races. our aim was to determine the prevalence and correlates of self-reported substance abuse among pregnant women and obstetric complications or neonatal outcomes in iran. this retrospective cohort study is covering a five year period on medical records of pregnant w...