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Category Archives: Dual Diagnosis

Latest Findings & other alcohol research: UK Criminal Justice needs; depressed drinkers and intervention insights

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Recent research from the drug and alcohol Bank : Alcohol Interventions in the British Criminal Justice System Unmet need for alcohol services in English prisons Prison inspections and surveys of prisoners and staff in England reveal what HM Inspectorate of Prisons called a depressing picture of very limited services for problem drinking inmates, leaving them with poor prospects on release. Scottish prisons leave many problem drinkers without help

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Alcohol and Older People event pt.1: Alcohol and mental health event for social care

Monday, May 3, 2010

An event for health and social care workers exploring 'Alcohol and drug use among older people and people with mental ill health'

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Review of mental illness among offenders urged – 23/02/2010 – Community Care

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Review of mental illness among offenders urged – 23/02/2010 – Community Care.

‘A report out today recommends a review of the prevalence of mental health problems among offenders after revealing that only half who would benefit from treatment are sent to secure hospitals.
The report, commissioned by Laing and Buisson, said the cost to the taxpayer of [...]

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Family under the microscope | Life and style | The Guardian

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Family under the microscope | Life and style | The Guardian.
A straightforward and accessible review of the links between  psychosis and skunk use – but then makes a leap to argue that families and nurture are the significant factors. “it is widely accepted’ he says ‘based on 13 studies” but doesn’t source them.

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DSM-V Draft Includes Major Changes to Addictive Disease Classifications

Monday, February 15, 2010

DSM-V Draft Includes Major Changes to Addictive Disease Classifications.
DSM is the most influential classification system of pyschiatric conditions in the world. Bob Curley writes:

“The first draft of the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) latestDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V)eliminates the disease categories for substance abuse and dependence and replaces it with a new “addictions [...]

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Study Examines Relationship between Chronic Stress and Substance Abuse – Drug Addiction

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Study Examines Relationship between Chronic Stress and Substance Abuse – Drug Addiction.
“Research from Purdue University finds that personality traits associated with chronic worrying can lead to earlier death, at least in part because these people are more likely to engage in unhealthy behaviors such as smoking, drinking, and drug abuse.

“Research shows that higher levels of [...]

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Reducing PTSD Severity May Improve Substance Abuse Outcomes

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Reducing PTSD Severity May Improve Substance Abuse Outcomes.
“Reducing severity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms is more likely to improve substance use outcomes, a finding that suggests that requiring patients with these comorbid disorders to be abstinent from drugs or alcohol before treating PTSD may be the wrong approach.”

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