comorbidity

Mortality and life-years lost following subsequent physical comorbidity in people with pre-existing substance use disorders: a national registry-based retrospective cohort study of hospitalised individuals in Czechia

Scientific article

3 November 2022

Summary Background Substance use disorders constitute a major global public health problem, attributable largely to their subsequent comorbidity with other health conditions. This study aimed to investigate the risk of all-cause death and...

Comorbidity of mental health and substance use disorders

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Overview Mental health problems are very common in those with a substance use disorder, and these patients have more clinically and psychosocially severe problems than patients with substance use disorders without comorbid mental health...

Multiple health behaviour change: Perspectives from the field

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Presented by Professor Frances Kay-Lambkin (University of Newcastle), Dr Adrian Dunlop (University of Newcastle / Hunter New England LHD) and Dr Lawrence Dadd (Hunter New England LHD) by the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to...

DGHRI Seminar Series: Depression & Substance Use, A Global Gender Perspective

26 October 2021

Washington, D.C.

The Duluth Global Health Research Institute (DGHRI) and Africa and the Middle East Congress on (AMECA) at the University of Minnesota invite you to join the webinar "Depression and Substance Use Comorbidity: A Global Gender Perspective."

Staff experiences of encountering and treating outpatients with substance use disorder in the psychiatric context: a qualitative study

Scientific article

10 May 2021

Abstract Background High comorbidity exists between mental illness and substance use disorders (SUD). Patients in psychiatry living with problematic alcohol or drug consumption can experience a sense of exclusion, where seeking help for SUD...

Managing Co-occuring Alcohol and Other Drug and Mental Health Conditions

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This website provides evidence-based information, training and resources to assist with the management of co-occurring, or comorbid, AOD and mental health conditions. The content is based on the second edition of the “Guidelines on the...

Heavy Cannabis Use, Dependence and the Brain

Scientific article

Although cannabis use disorder (CUD) is one of the most common substance use disorders (SUDs), the impact of CUD on the brain remains unclear and understudied. In a recent article, published in Addiction journal, researchers from the...

Co-Occurring Alcohol Use Disorder and Anxiety Bridging Psychiatric, Psychological, and Neurobiological Perspectives

Scientific article

30 December 2019

Open Access Abstract: A substantial number of people who have problems with alcohol also experience strong anxiety and mood problems. This article provides an overview of the evolving perspectives of this association in the context of three...

Treatment for Psychostimulants and for Co-Morbid Psychiatric and Medical Disorders Are Discussed by Experts from the Central Asian States

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On 4-8 November 2019 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 24 specialists from the drug treatment centres, narcology clinics and institutions of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan participated in the Regional Training on...

Interventions to Integrate Care for People with Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Scoping Review Protocol

Scientific article

30 October 2019

Abstract Introduction: People with serious mental illness (SMI) and/or substance use disorders (SUDs) have an elevated risk of premature mortality compared with the general population. This has been attributed to higher rates of chronic...