Showing papers in "Journal of Psychoactive Drugs in 1987"
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TL;DR: The present study suggests that adjustment and mental health problems, with the lack of social and institutional support, may be one of the major reasons refugees turn to psychoactive substances to alleviate their stresses and to forget their problems.
Abstract: The results of this study suggest that problems with alcohol and other drugs, including tobacco, will become an increasingly important issue for the Indochinese refugee community. Although the problem is relatively small in comparison to the magnitude of the problem among other disadvantaged populations, the refugees still view this issue as troublesome for their community, especially for the younger generation. A significant number of refugees use alcohol and other drugs, including tobacco, as coping mechanisms to deal with their problems, and find their own behavior troublesome. This warrants further study in order to find the conditions under which substance abuse can be decreased and prevented. The present study suggests that adjustment and mental health problems, with the lack of social and institutional support, may be one of the major reasons refugees turn to psychoactive substances to alleviate their stresses and to forget their problems. Substance abuse among refugees creates enormous health risks for a population that is already at greater risk than the general American population. Preventive measures should be implemented at this critical moment in time so that this small problem will not grow into a larger one.
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TL;DR: In this paper, Strategies for AIDS Prevention: Motivating Health Behavior in Drug Dependent Women, the authors present a strategy for AIDS prevention in women with a history of using drugs.
Abstract: (1987). Strategies for AIDS Prevention: Motivating Health Behavior in Drug Dependent Women. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs: Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 143-149.
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Abstract: (1987). The Use of Overeaters Anonymous in the Treatment of Eating Disorders. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs: Vol. 19, Professional Treatment and the 12-Step Process, pp. 303-309.
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TL;DR: In this article, the Opium and the People: Opiate Use in Nineteenth-Century England is discussed. But the authors focus on the use of opium and do not discuss its use in other drugs.
Abstract: (1987). Opium and the People: Opiate Use in Nineteenth-Century England. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs: Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 395-397.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present Therapeutic Communities for Addictions: Readings in Theory, Research, and Practice, 1987, p. 109-111, with a focus on mental health.
Abstract: (1987). Therapeutic Communities for Addictions: Readings in Theory, Research and Practice. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs: Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 109-111.
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TL;DR: The data has established that older adolescent patients are more likely to possess the motivational resources needed for program completion than younger patients and that self-referred patients are also more inclined to meet the demands of program requirements than those referred by the courts or other outside social agencies, although the differences fell short of the level of statistical significance.
Abstract: By identifying some of the social correlates linked with completing day-care drug abuse treatment, the present study has sought to broaden understanding of how drug rehabilitations are effected. As the findings have demonstrated, completing care is a result of a complex array of causes and their interaction. The disposition of the entering patient (i.e., their determination and other strengths) has a great bearing on treatment outcome. It is also a result of the patient's family, their motivations, resources and perseverance in enduring a long course of demanding therapeutic interventions. In addition, it is the product of meanings shared and transmitted between the patient's family and the treatment staff. Patients and their families project positive attitudes about the value of the therapeutic enterprise as well as a compliant demeanor. As staff recognize that patients and parents are acting cooperatively, then such perceptions tend to create self-fulfilling prophecies. The data has established that older adolescent patients are more likely to possess the motivational resources needed for program completion than younger patients. Apparently, self-referred patients are also more inclined to meet the demands of program requirements than those referred by the courts or other outside social agencies, although the differences fell short of the .05 level of statistical significance. Those completing the program are less likely to be diagnosed as depressed at intake. Parental characteristics comprise another group of variables that are related to treatment completion. Parents of higher occupational rank, who have had mental health care for themselves, and who are of Jewish ethnicity appear to possess useful strengths for meeting program challenges. The pattern of spouse mutuality in dealing with a child's needs as it exists preceding and during treatment seems to be another useful asset for successfully getting through this form of treatment. While parents with the above characteristics possess resources that help them to endure the rigors inherent in this form of care, these attributes help project positive images to professional staff about family and patient commitment to treatment. The results of the present study also suggest that certain familial structural arrangements either facilitate or impede program completion. Three particular types of family structures were linked with remaining in treatment longer or finishing: (1) children who were the only children in their families who were living at home; (2) children with siblings who had been in treatment at the program; and (3) children without older brothers.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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TL;DR: This article focuses on bulimia and anorexia nervosa and provides recommendations to the treating clinician: guidelines on when to tackle the problem within the context of the substance abuse treatment and when to refer the problem elsewhere.
Abstract: Clinicians involved in substance abuse treatment have been aware for some time that women with alcohol or other drug abuse problems also frequently suffer from eating di sorders. Some of the similarities, such as feelings of shame, need to hide the behavior, and the compulsive quality have led to speculations of an underlying common dynamic, and possibly to common organic predisposing factors. The treatment challenge is complex: One does not have the lu xury of postponing the exploration of anxiety-produ cing issues until abstinence (sobriety) is well secured. Eating disorders are health threatening and some-times life threa tening, and are frequently closely connected with the alcohol or other drug abuse pattern. This article focuses on bulimia and anorexia nervosa, omitting obesity because it is not characteristically assoc iated with a distinct psychological or behavioral pattern (Norman 1984). It aims to clarify some of these issues and to provide recommendations to the treating clinician: guidelines on when to tackle the problem within the context of the substance abuse treatment and when to refer the cl ients elsewhere. It will also describe the major treatment approaches in the eating disorders field and offer criteria for selecting a program or therapist with whom to collaborate.
TL;DR: In this article, cultural factors as explanations for ethnic group differences in alcohol use in Hawaii were investigated and cultural factors were found to explain the differences among ethnic groups in the use of alcohol.
Abstract: (1987). Cultural Factors as Explanations for Ethnic Group Differences in Alcohol Use in Hawaii. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs: Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 67-75.
TL;DR: In this article, the association between heavy marijuana use and crime among teenagers entering a Juvenile Detention Center was examined. But they did not examine the relationship of heavy marijuana usage and crime.
Abstract: (1987). Further Examination of the Association Between Heavy Marijuana Use and Crime Among Youths Entering a Juvenile Detention Center. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs: Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 361-373.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a treatment approach for Heroin Addiction: Theory, Research, and Treatment, which is based on theory, research, and treatment of the drug.
Abstract: (1987). Heroin Addiction: Theory, Research, and Treatment. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs: Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 107-108.
TL;DR: In this paper, women on Methadone were described as "not the picture of health: women on methadone" and "not healthy" in terms of their physical and mental health.
Abstract: (1987). Not the Picture of Health: Women on Methadone. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs: Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 217-226.
TL;DR: In this article, co-alcoholism as a Disease: Implications for Psychotherapy, the authors present a 12-step process for co-alco-alcoholic treatment.
Abstract: (1987). Co-alcoholism as a Disease: Implications for Psychotherapy. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs: Vol. 19, Professional Treatment and the 12-Step Process, pp. 257-268.
TL;DR: In this paper, professional therapists and Alcoholics Anonymous are discussed in the context of professional treatment and the 12-step process, with a focus on the treatment of mental health disorders.
Abstract: (1987). On Professional Therapists and Alcoholics Anonymous. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs: Vol. 19, Professional Treatment and the 12-Step Process, pp. 233-242.
TL;DR: In this article, heavy marijuana users not in treatment: The Continuing Search for the “Pure” Marijuana User, the authors present a survey of heavy users in the US.
Abstract: (1987). Heavy Marijuana Users Not in Treatment: The Continuing Search for the “Pure” Marijuana User. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs: Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 353-359.
TL;DR: More than Medical Significance: LSD and American Psychiatry from 1953 to 1966 as mentioned in this paper, a survey of LSD use in American Psychiatry. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs: Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 39-45.
Abstract: (1987). “More Than Medical Significance”: LSD and American Psychiatry—1953 to 1966. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs: Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 39-45.