Andrew Jones summarises a recent Cochrane systematic review of interventions to increase adherence to smoking cessation medications.
[read the full story...]Increasing adherence to smoking cessation medications
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Depression in patients with alcohol use disorders
Sally Adams summarises a recent meta-analysis of outcomes for independent and substance-induced disorders in people with depression and alcohol use disorders.
[read the full story...]Common mental health disorders linked with increased risk of violent reoffending in ex-prisoners
Ian Cummins considers the implications of a new cohort study of convicted prisoners in Sweden, which links psychiatric disorders with violent reoffending.
[read the full story...]Social work, prevention and multiple exclusion homelessness
Ian Cummins examines research on multiple exclusion homelessness and finds that social work may have an important role for prevention.
[read the full story...]Supervised injectable heroin for refractory heroin addiction
Eleanor Kennedy considers a new systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs of diamorphine-prescribing as treatment for refractory heroin addiction.
[read the full story...]Varenicline is not associated with an increased risk of suicide or criminal behaviour
Abi Rose summarises a recent cohort study, which concludes that the smoking cessation drug varenicline is not associated with increased risk of suicidal or criminal behaviour, and association with psychiatric disorders are likely due to other factors.
[read the full story...]‘Could do better’: collective user involvement in substance misuse and mental health services
Martin Webber has a look at some Swedish research on user involvement through user advisory councils in mental health and substance misuse services.
[read the full story...]Psychodynamic therapy: time for a new approach?
Mark Smith summarises a recent narrative review about the effectiveness of psychodynamic therapy for depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, somatic disorders and other mental health conditions.
[read the full story...]Substance use disorders increase mortality following release from prison
Andrew Jones summarises a recent nationwide longitudinal cohort study, which explores the relationship between substance use disorders, psychiatric disorders, and mortality after release from prison.
[read the full story...]Pharmacotherapy for anxiety and comorbid alcohol use disorders
Natasha Clarke summarises a recent Cochrane review of pharmacotherapy for anxiety and comorbid alcohol use disorders, which found only very low quality evidence about the effectiveness of medication (buspirone, paroxetine, sertraline) for treating patients with both conditions.
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