Por Amapola Nava Ciudad de México. 17 de mayo de 2018 (Agencia Informativa Conacyt).- Cuando la psicóloga Nancy Amador Buenabad pregunta a los padres con quienes trabaja, qué les gustaría que cambiara del comportamiento de sus hijos si tuvieran una varita mágica, la mayoría le responde: “Que me...

Source: Baumann, A. A., Domenech Rodríguez, M. M., Amador, N. G., Forgatch, M. S., & Parra-Cardona, J. R. (2014). Parent Management Training-Oregon Model (PMTO™) in Mexico City: Integrating Cultural Adaptation Activities in an Implementation Model. Clinical psychology : a publication of the Division...

Source: National Institute of Justice, US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs https://crimesolutions.ojp.gov/ratedprograms/649 Evidence Rating: Effective - More than one study Program Summary This program includes two versions of a culturally adapted parenting intervention for...

Fuente: https://www.huffingtonpost.es/entry/psicologia-y-prevencion-un-motor-de-cambio-social_es_5fd21f7ec5b61d81b33c7973 Los jóvenes adultos necesitan medios que les permitan emanciparse de manera sana y eficaz. Autor: Alfonso Ramírez de Arellano, Psicólogo

Source: Mertens, E., Deković, M., Leijten, P., Van Londen, M., & Reitz, E. (2020). Components of School-Based Interventions Stimulating Students' Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Domains: A Meta-analysis. Clinical child and family psychology review, 23(4), 605–631. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-020...

El Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, de la Universidad Veracruzana ha publicado la convocatoria para los aspirantes a la Maestría en Prevención Integral del Consumo de Drogas, en su modalidad virtual (ciclo agosto 2020 a enero 2021). Para mayor información, favor de escribir por correo electrónico...

Source: Villani, J., Ganoza, L., Sims, B. E., Crump, A. D., Godette, D. C., Hilton, M. E., & Vargas, A. J. (2019). Substance use prevention research funded by the NIH. Drug and alcohol dependence, 107724. Highlights During 2012–2017, 2.4% of NIH’s research awards focused on substance use prevention...

This is an interesting article that describes recent research on the link between alcohol use, alcohol use disorder and anxiety.

Nicotine overrides the communication pathway between the brain and pancreas, causing high glucose levels in rats Open access article about the relationship between nicotine and diabetes that may also explain why it is so hard to quit smoking

Interesting Podcast from consultancy McKinsey about the design of our health care systems globally and how we need to rethink the design to better meet the current health needs including a focus on primary prevention and social determinants. Interesting discussion on who benefits and who is willing...

Did you know that many of the documents created by the U.S. National Academy of Medicine are available for free download? Here is one recent document that might be of interest.

Source: Wakefield, M. A., Loken, B., & Hornik, R. C. (2010). Use of mass media campaigns to change health behaviour. Lancet (London, England), 376(9748), 1261–1271. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60809-4 Abstract Mass media campaigns are widely used to expose high proportions of large populations to...

Source: Brody, G. H., Yu, T., Miller, G. E., Ehrlich, K. B., & Chen, E. (2019). Preventive parenting intervention during childhood and young black adults’ unhealthful behaviors: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 60(1), 63-71. Abstract Objective Lifestyle...

Fuente: https://www.neurologia.com/noticia/7180/vinculan-el-abuso-infantil-con-cambios-en-el-cerebro-y-depresion-posterior El abuso durante la niñez puede provocar cambios estructurales en el cerebro que aumentarían el riesgo de depresión grave y recurrente en la edad adulta. Los hallazgos dan más...

What do you all think of this It is very trendy now in the US.https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/01/teens-drugs-iceland/513668/

This research examined the relationship between neighbourhood social environmental characteristics and drinking outcomes among a sample of urban and rural adolescents. Martin, G., Inchley, J., Marshall, A., Shortt, N., & Currie, C. (2019). The neighbourhood social environment and alcohol use among...

Villalbí, J., Espelt, A., Sureda, X., Bosque-Prous, M., Teixidó-Compañó, E., Puigcorbé, S., Franco, M., & Brugal, M. (2018). The urban environment of alcohol: a study on the availability, promotion and visibility of its use in the neighborhoods of Barcelona. Adicciones, 31(1), 33-40.

Zili Sloboda, distinguished prevention scientist and board member of ISSUP provided a webinar for ICUDDR members in late January. See the recording on the ICUDDR YouTube channel: