The relationship between mental health disorders and substance use and integrated approaches.
Mental Health
Association of Low Blood Pressure with Suicidal Ideation
Abstract Background Whether constitutional low blood pressure (BP) causes substantive health problems has been controversial, and subjects with hypotension exhibit a range of symptoms, from mild typical conditions such as tiredness and...
Stressful Experiences Affect Likelihood of Remission of Drug Dependence, Continued Drug Use, and Relapse
Researchers at the University of Michigan’s Centre for the Study of Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking and Health have been exploring the link between drug dependence, ongoing drug use, relapse and exposure to stress or experience of stressful events...
The Influence of Hazardous Drinking on Psychological Functioning, Stress and Sleep during and after Treatment in Patients with Mental Health Problems
Abstract Objectives: Hazardous drinking could negatively affect health and lead to alcohol use disorders, but it is unclear how hazardous drinking affects treatment outcomes of depression and anxiety and stress-related mental health...
Impact of earthquakes of September 2017 on the mental health of the population and recommended actions
Overview Natural disasters are a risk factor for the development of mental disorders, so that attention to the mental health of the affected people is a priority. This text aims to describe the provision of mental health for people affected...
Association of Combined Patterns of Tobacco and Cannabis Use in Adolescence with Psychotic Experiences
Abstract Importance: There is concern about potentially causal effects of tobacco use on psychosis, but epidemiological studies have been less robust in attempts to minimize effects of confounding than studies of cannabis use have been...
Association between Attempted Suicide and Academic Performance Indicators among Middle and High School Students in Mexico
Abstract Background Students’ mental health is associated with academic performance. In high income countries, higher students’ grades are related to lower odds of suicidal behaviors, but studies on other indicators of academic performance...
Proportion of Patients in South London with First-Episode Psychosis Attributable to Use of High Potency Cannabis
Summary Background The risk of individuals having adverse effects from drug use (eg. alcohol) generally depends on the frequency of use and potency of the drug used. We aimed to investigate how frequent use of skunk-like (high-potency)...
The Economic Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Conditions: Results for Costa Rica, Jamaica, and Peru
Abstract Objective: We extend the EPIC model of the World Health Organization (WHO) and apply it to analyze the macroeconomic impact of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions in Costa Rica, Jamaica, and Peru. Methods...
Intervention guide mhGAP for mental, neurological disorders and substance use in the level of non-specialized health care. Version 2.0
Mental, neurological and substance (MNS) disorders are very common and represent a large burden of disease and disability around the world. There remains a wide gap between the capacity of health systems and resources, between what is...
mhGAP Intervention Guide - Version 2.0 for Mental, Neurological and Substance Use Disorders in Non-Specialized Health Settings
Overview This is the second version (2016) of the mhGAP Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) for mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders in non-specialist health settings. It is for use by doctors, nurses, other health workers as...
