Psychology & Psychiatry
Homicide by mentally ill falls, but patient suicide rises in England
The number of people killed by mental health patients has fallen to its lowest level in a decade—figures released today show.
Jul 3, 2013
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Alcohol Problems
Health
Alcohol treatment programmes effective in cutting reoffending
Offenders enrolled in alcohol treatment programmes as part of their sentence are significantly less likely to be charged or reconvicted in the 12 months following their programme, a study led by Plymouth University has shown.
May 12, 2015
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Neuroscience
Insula in focus: How stress affects alcohol cravings
A randomized controlled study conducted by researchers at the Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH) in Mannheim has examined the effects of stress on neural reactivity to alcohol cues and addiction behavior. The study ...
Feb 8, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Workplace 'resilience' programs might not make any difference
Workplace resilience programmes, designed to bolster mental health and wellbeing, and encourage employees to seek help when issues arise, might not make any difference, suggests research published online in Occupational & ...
Dec 18, 2018
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Health
Study finds effective interventions to prevent alcohol use among American Indian and rural youth
Community-based and individual-level prevention strategies are effective ways to reduce alcohol use among American Indian and other youth living in rural communities, according to a new study supported by the National Institute ...
Mar 2, 2017
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Health
Study finds 60 per cent of Australia's bottle shops sell alcohol to teens without checking ID
More than half of Australia's bottle shops are selling alcohol to teenagers without checking their age, a Deakin University study has found.
Apr 21, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study: Trauma causes high levels of intergenerational substance use among Black women
Government data show that approximately 7.2 million women in the United States have substance use disorders (SUDs) and almost 20 million reported illicit substance use in the past year. New research suggests that trauma leads ...
Feb 22, 2023
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Health
Alcohol problems account for a quarter of Scottish intensive care unit admissions
A quarter of patients admitted to Scottish intensive care units have alcohol problems and the majority of those have chronic alcohol disease, with particular problems among men and younger people.
Jul 18, 2012
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Addiction
Doctors often miss signs of problem drinking in patients, study finds
(HealthDay)—Doctors fail to diagnose most patients with alcohol problems when they rely solely on their suspicions, rather than using proven screening methods, a new study finds.
Jan 15, 2013
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Surgery
Sleeve gastrectomy, common weight-loss surgery, lowers women's tolerance to alcohol
Women who have had gastric sleeve surgery to lose weight may want to consider limiting the number of alcoholic drinks they consume post-surgery.
Nov 20, 2017
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