Introduction The comorbidity between depressive disorders and addiction is far from being random. Through substances, users try to ameliorate their feelings of sadness, reduce present anxiety. phenomena tolerance dependence quickly worsen the situation, make any attempt at withdrawal more difficult. Objectives objective this study analyze addictive behavior in patients diagnosed with disorder. ...

BACKGROUND Enucleation is a topic discussed in psychiatry which is a self-injury matter. Enucleation is observed as psychotic disorder due to substance abuse. In people with mental disorders who also have substance use leading to hallucinations and delusions, unusual eye evacuation were reported. In most cases, enucleation was done using sharp tools. CASE REPORT This report describes a man su...

Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a drug withdrawal syndrome that most commonly occurs in infants after in utero exposure to opioids, although other substances have also been associated with the syndrome (1). NAS usually appears within 48-72 hours of birth with a constellation of clinical signs, including central nervous system irritability (e.g., tremors), gastrointestinal dysfunction (e.g...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of suicidal thoughts and suicidal probability among poly-substance abusers in Saudi population, and to examine the relation between dual diagnosis and suicidal thoughts. STUDY DESIGN Case control study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Al-Baha Psychiatric Hospital, Saudi Arabia, from May 2011 to June 2012. METHODOLOGY Participants were 239 subjects, aged 18...

Addiction is a complex disease infl uenced by genetic, environmental, developmental, and social factors. Once viewed as a moral weakness in character, substance use disorders are now defi ned as maladaptive patterns of substance use leading to inability to control use despite signifi cant consequences in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder...

New psychoactive substances (NPS) have completely modified the drug scene and the current landscape of addiction. Synthetic substances, such as substituted or synthetic cathinones, also known as « legal highs », are often produced and used to mimic the effects of controlled drugs such as cocaine, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy), and methamphetamine. The overwhelming majority of sy...

Cannabis use is common in youth and there is evidence that the co-occurrence of cannabis use (and other substance use) with mental illnesses predicts poorer outcomes, including suicide. The main purposes of this study were to: (i) identify rates of cannabis use and substance use disorder risk, and (ii) predictors for cannabis use among youth seeking help for mood and/or anxiety concerns in a sa...

The article describes the relevance and necessity of primary prevention psychoactive substances use among schoolchildren, considers need for scientific substantiation evidence effectiveness programs in different countries. A short literature review experience Belarus, Russia non-CIS countries has been made. elaborated, tested implemented practice curriculum optional classes aimed at formation s...