Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Readiness to change among involuntarily and voluntarily admitted patients with substance use disorders

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Source: Opsal, A., Kristensen, Ø. & Clausen, T. Readiness to change among involuntarily and voluntarily admitted patients with substance use disorders. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 14, 47 (2019) doi:10.1186/s13011-019-0237-y Abstract Background Health care workers in the addiction field have long...
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Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Why Health Care Professionals Belong to an Intensive Care Virtual Community: Qualitative Study

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Source: Rolls KD, Hansen MM, Jackson D, Elliott D. Why Health Care Professionals Belong to an Intensive Care Virtual Community: Qualitative Study. J Med Internet Res 2019;21(11):e14068 DOI: 10.2196/14068 ABSTRACT Background: Clinical practice variation that results in poor patient outcomes remains a...
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Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Interventions to integrate care for people with serious mental illness and substance use disorders: a systematic scoping review protocol

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Source: Richardson A, Richard L, Gunter K, et al. Interventions to integrate care for people with serious mental illness and substance use disorders: a systematic scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 2019;9:e031122. doi : 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031122 Abstract Introduction People with serious mental...
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Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Philanthropists Fund Johns Hopkins Center for Study of Psychedelics

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Johns Hopkins claims many medical firsts, including the first use of rubber gloves during surgery, the first radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer, the first implant of an automatic defibrillator in a patient. In September, Hopkins launched what the school believes to be another, more unusual...
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Kimberly Johnson

How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Health Care Delivery

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Open access New England Journal of Medicine article on artificial intelligence and its impact on the healthcare system. U.S. system focused but applicable to all regions.
How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Health Care Delivery
Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Los primeros 90 días de tratamiento de adicciones: el rol de los grupos de apoyo para familiares

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Fuente: Rodríguez-Martín, B. C., Gallego-Arjiz, B., López-Ewert, P., Reguera-Errasti, J., De La Peña, M. Q., & Broche-Pérez, Y. (2019). Los primeros 90 días de tratamiento de adicciones: el rol de los grupos de apoyo para familiares. Revista inteRnacional de investigación en adicciones, 5(1), 6-14...
Los primeros 90 días de tratamiento de adicciones el rol de los grupos de apoyo para familiares.pdf
DARÍO ISRAEL QUIGÜIRÍ OLMEDO

APORTACIONES FORO ISSUP - ECUADOR 1

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ME PARECE MUY IMPORTANTE CONOCER LA TERAPIA ASISTIDA CON PERROS, PARA PERSONAS CON SÍNDROME ALCOHÓLICO FETAL, ES MUY NOVEDOSO SABER QUE EL USO DE ESTE TIPO DE TERAPIA TIENE RESULTADOS, Y A DIFERENCIA DE LOS TRATAMIENTOS FARMACOLÓGICOS QUE SE PUEDAN USAR, ESTE NO TIENE EFECTOS SECUNDARIOS, ME...
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Livia

The Role of the Therapeutic Alliance in the Treatment of Substance Misuse: A Critical Review of the Literature

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Petra S. Meier, Christine Barrowclough, Michael C. Donmall: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2004.00935.x

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Background: In the past two decades, a number of studies investigating the role of the therapeutic alliance in drug treatment have been published and it is timely that their findings are brought together in a comprehensive review.

Aims: This paper has two principal aims: (1) to assess the degree to which the relationship between drug user and counsellor predicts treatment outcome and (2) to examine critically the evidence on determinants of the quality of the alliance.

Methods: Peer‐reviewed research located through the literature databases Medline, PsycInfo and Ovid Full Text...

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Livia

The Forest and the Trees: Relational and Specific Factors in Addiction Treatment

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William R. Miller, Theresa B. Moyers: https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12693

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Aims

Increased expectations for the use of evidence‐based methods in addiction treatment have fueled a debate regarding the relative importance of ‘specific’ versus ‘common’ factors in treatment outcome. This review explores the influence of these factors on addiction treatment outcome.

Methods

The authors review and link findings from four decades of research on specific and general factors in addiction treatment outcome research.

Findings

Although few would argue that what one does in addiction treatment is immaterial, outcome studies tend to find small to no difference when...

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Livia

The Role of the Early Therapeutic Alliance in Predicting Drug Treatment Dropout

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Petra S.Meier, Michael C.Donmall, Patrick McElduff, Christine Barrowclough, Richard F. Heller: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2005.10.010

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Background

To investigate the role of the therapeutic alliance in predicting length of retention in residential drug treatment .

Methods

The study recruited 187 clients starting residential rehabilitation treatment for drug misuse in three UK services. Counsellor and client information was assessed at intake, and the average total scores of client and counsellor ratings on the WAI-S (obtained during weeks 1–3) were use as the alliance measure. Length of retention and treatment completion (stay beyond 90 days) were used as measures of retention.

Results

Clients with weak...

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Kimberly Johnson

Rats prefer social interaction to drug use

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This study demonstrated that given a choice, rats who had been withdrawn from either methamphetamine or heroin would choose social interaction over drug use. It points to the importance of social support in treatment and recovery.
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Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

What defines a clinically meaningful outcome in the treatment of substance use disorders: reductions in direct consequences of drug use or improvement in overall functioning?

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Source: Kiluk, B. D., Fitzmaurice, G. M., Strain, E. C., & Weiss, R. D. (2019). What defines a clinically meaningful outcome in the treatment of substance use disorders: reductions in direct consequences of drug use or improvement in overall functioning?. Addiction, 114(1), 9-15. Abstract Background...
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Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Conceptualizing patient-centered care for substance use disorder treatment: findings from a systematic scoping review

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Source: Marchand et al. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy (2019) 14:37 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-019-0227-0 Abstract Background: Despite ongoing efforts aimed to improve treatment engagement for people with substance-related disorders, evidence shows modest rates of utilization...
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Kimberly Johnson

Are quality improvement collaboratives effective? A systematic review

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As ICUDDR will be hosting a few learning collaboratives in the coming year, I thought I would post an article of the effectiveness of collaboratives in improving care quality.
Are quality improvement collaboratives effective? A systematic review
Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Varenicline and Nicotine Replacement Use Associated With US Food and Drug Administration Drug Safety Communications

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Source: Desai RJ, Good MM, San-Juan-Rodriguez A, et al. Varenicline and Nicotine Replacement Use Associated With US Food and Drug Administration Drug Safety Communications. JAMA Netw Open. Published online September 04, 20192(9):e1910626. doi :10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.10626 Key Points Question...
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Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Evaluación de habilidades de consejo breve en el ámbito de las adicciones

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Fuente: Chainé, S. M., Martínez, K. I. M., Venegas, C. C., López, A. A. C. C., & Ruíz, M. J. M. (2013). Evaluación de habilidades de consejo breve en el ámbito de las adicciones. Health and Addictions/Salud y Drogas, 13(2), 109-116. Resumen En las últimas dos décadas, el consumo de alcohol y otras...
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