Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Prevention
Gender Differences in Risk Factors for Adolescent Binge Drinking & Implications for Interventions
Alcohol use, particularly binge drinking (BD), is a major public health concern among adolescents. Recent national data show that the gender gap in alcohol use is lessening, and BD among girls is rising. Considering the increase in BD among...
Material Hardship, Perceived Stress, and Medication Adherence among Treatment-Experienced People Living with HIV in Rural Zambia
Rainier Masa , Gina Chowa Introduction: The intersection of poverty and HIV/AIDS creates a cycle, with poverty increasing risk to HIV exposure and infection, and HIV/AIDS in turn heightening vulnerability to poverty. Further, economic...
Indicated Prevention of Anxiety and Depression in School Children
Kristin Martinsen , Simon-Peter Neumer, Solveig I Holen, Anne Mari Sund, Joshua Patras, Lene-Mari Rasmussen, Frode Adolfsen, Mona Elisabeth Løvaas, Marit Loetveit Pedersen, Trine Waaktaar Introduction: Anxiety and depression are common...
UK Biobank: An Open Access Population-Based Prospective Study of 500,000 Participants
Jo Holliday , Thomas Littlejohns, Ligia Adamska, Cathie Sudlow, Nicola Doherty, Naomi Allen Introduction: UK Biobank was created as an open-access resource for the investigation of the genetic, environmental and lifestyle determinants of a...
Prevention Programs for Eating Disorders and Obesity in Germany
Luise Adametz , Felicitas Richter, Julia Mühleck, Katharina Wick, Bernhard Strauß, Uwe Berger Disordered eating and partial eating disorder (ED) syndromes are widespread in childhood and adolescence. They are associated with decreased...
Evaluation of an Online Parenting Programme Based on ‘the Little Parent Handbook’
Margiad Elen Williams , Dawn Adele Owen Introduction: Whilst there are evidence based services for parents of children with identified behaviour problems, the demands on parents have increased and now many parents are seeking advice on...
Results of the Spanish Cultural Adaptation of the Strengthening Families Program 12-16
Carmen Orte , Lluís Ballester, Joan Amer, Marga Vives, Maria Antònia Gomila, Rosario Pozo, Belén Pascual, Karol L. Kumpfer Introduction: The Family Competence Program (FCP) for 12 to 16-year-old teenagers is the Spanish adaptation of the...
Predictors of Treatment Response Following Parent Management Training: Child, Context, and Therapy Factors
Terje Gunnar Ogden , Kristine Amlund Hagen Parent Management Training- the Oregon model (PMTO) was introduced as a treatment alternative to families in both child welfare services and child psychiatric out-patient clinics in Norway, in 2001...
A Qualitative Assessment of the Cultural Adaptation of the Familias Unidas Prevention Program for Use in Chile
Maria Luisa Correa , Daniela Castillo, Yannine Estrada, Marcelo Sánchez, Guillermo Prado Introduction: Familias Unidas is an evidence-based substance use and sexual risk prevention program, designed originally for Hispanic families in the...
The Intersectoriality in the Implementation of Public Policy for Drug Prevention
Lílian Patrícia Silva de Souza , Eliana Berger, Edileuza Monteiro, Francisco Bastos The Public Ministry of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, has requested strategies in prevention actions for the use/misuse of drugs from the National...