treatment

UTC 5 Training, Refresher Course and ICAP 1 Exam Held in Tunisia

News

To promote evidence-based interventions in the treatment of drug use disorders, the UNODC Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS) supported the final training session on admission, screening, evaluation, treatment planning...

Group photo during the opening of the training session with the representative of INL at the US Embassy in Tunis

Supporting the Families of Substance Users: An Interview with Vivienne Evans OBE

24 April 2020

London

United Kingdom

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Video: 2-Minute Concise Series on Addictions with Kevin Alderson, PhD, R. Psych.

Video and audio recordings

2 April 2020

A YouTube playlist containing thirty two-minute concise videos about addictions. The numbering of the series is based on the chapter numbers for the award-winning textbook, “Addictions Counseling Today: Substances and Addictive Behaviors”...

UNODC WHO Revised International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders

Book

This document, ‘The International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders' is the work of UNODC and WHO to support Member States in their efforts to develop and expand effective, evidence-based and ethical treatment for drug use...

UNODC WHO ISSUP treatment substance use drug use disorders.

Practical Recommendations in the Treatment of Eating Disorders

22 April 2020

Webinar

Description

This presentation will discuss strategies for effectively assessing, conceptualizing, and treating co-morbid eating disorders and substance use disorders. The presentation will begin with a brief review of quantitative and qualitative assessment strategies, followed by a short discussion around case conceptualization.

Peer Recovery Support Series, Section IV: The Participatory Process for Solutions to Addiction

17 April 2020

Webinar

Description

To support a cohesive

The Effectiveness of a Guided Internet-Based Tool for the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety in Pregnancy (MamaKits Online): Randomized Controlled Trial

Scientific article

23 March 2020

Conclusions: Our study did show a significant reduction in affective symptoms in both groups, but the differences in reduction of affective symptoms between the intervention and control groups were not significant. There were also no...

TAP 34: Disaster Planning Handbook for Behavioral Health Treatment Programmes

Book

This handbook offers guidance in creating a disaster preparedness and recovery plan for programs that provide treatment for mental illness and substance use disorders. It describes the planning process, preparing for a disaster, roles and...

UTC University Training in Ukraine

News

The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) University training took place in Ukraine from the 10th to the 14th of March, 2020. The aim of the training was to ensure that the multidisciplinary teams tackling substance use and addiction...

Trajectories of psychological distress during recovery from polysubstance use disorder

Scientific article

11 March 2020

Abstract Introduction: Polysubstance use is a prevalent substance use pattern with adverse effects on psychological distress and diminished treatment outcomes. Although polysubstance use often dominates clinical practice, the trajectories...