Abstract. The prevalence of anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS; anabolic steroids) use in recreational sports is underestimated. Due to the influence of social media, an increase in AAS use in recreational sports and in the ...
Longterm effects of chronic cannabis consumption<B>Aim:</B> The present study gives an overview of possible longterm effects of chronic cannabis use, especially in adolescents. Beside the development of dependence and enduring cognitive impairments, the ...
Children from addicted families in the context of youth protection agencies<B>Aim:</B> To research the connection between youth-protection interventions and a family background of alcohol abuse. </P><P><B>Method:</B> <OL><LI>Group discussions and <LI>a ...
Care for alcohol-dependent patients in specialised addiction practices in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania<B>Aims:</B> Can the care for alcohol-dependent patients be improved through outpatient treatment in specialised medical practices? </P><P> <B>Method:</...
Health-economic studies in addiction research in Germany – is there life in the desert?<span classs="fett"> Background: </span> In Germany, health-economic studies in addiction research do not play a significant role in decision making in the ongoing ...
Mindfulness: A new approach on psychotherapy for addictive behaviour<span class="fett"> Introduction: </span> The review introduces the principle of mindfulness, which in recent years has received increasing attention in different contexts of clinical ...
ADHD and addiction: brain-imaging studies<span class="fett">Aims:</span> The relationship between Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and substance abuse is discussed within the context of neuroimaging studies. The neuronal effects of ...
Male-specific goals and addiction treatment options: Taboo versus progress<span class="fett">Aims:</span> Although substance abuse is closely associated with the masculine role, so far there are hardly any treatment options specifically for men. In ...
The exclusion of gamblers: The current situation<span class="fett">Aims:</span> In light of an expanding gambling market, the protection of gamblers is of growing importance. Admission bans and self-exclusion programmes, which are being increasingly ...
The Community Reinforcement Approach: A review of an integrative approach to substance-abuse treatment<span class="fett">Introduction:</span> Developed in the United States, the Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA) is a comprehensive behavioural ...
A comparison of patients with and without immigration background at the beginning and the end of drug addiction treatmentAims: Are there differences between addicted immigrants from Eastern Europe and addicted persons from Germany in emotional distress, ...
Motivational Interviewing: A ReviewClients with substance use disorders are often ambivalent about engaging in addictive behaviour versus resisting it. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a directive and client-centered counselling style developed by ...
On the Definition of the Term »Chronically Multi-Impaired Addict« (CMA) An Empirical Analysis Based on Data Collected in the Cooperation Pilot Project of Follow-Up Social WorkThe proposed definition of »Chronically Multi-Impaired Addict« elabrated by ...
Realization and Effectiveness of Out-Patient Rehabilitation Results of a Prospective Multicentric Survey (19941998) at Certified Treatment Centers in Schleswig-Holstein (Germany)<span class="fett">Objective:</span> Description of results to out-...
The social situation of patients and ex-patients of heroin-assisted
treatment in Switzerland a six-year follow-up studyAim: Heroin-assisted treatment (HAT) for people
with opioid addiction has been offered in Switzerland
since January 1994. Results ...
The addictive potential of sports bettingThe present article deals with a
product recently introduced on the
German gambling market: Sports
betting with fixed odds. We first
introduce the sports betting opportunities
currently available, including
...
Music and dance therapy in ambulatory rehabilitation of substance abusers. Rationale, development, and implementation of a scientific concept based on the example of an ambulatory substance abuser support department ...
Zusammenfassung. Musik- und Tanztherapie sind in der ambulanten Rehabilitation Drogenabhängiger hierzulande kaum bekannte Therapieformen. Es wird daher ein Konzept dazu vorgestellt, das auf breiter Erfahrung in einer ambulanten Suchtberatungsstelle in ...
Psychometric Evaluation of the German Version of the Substance Use Recovery Evaluator (SURE)Abstract: Consumption patterns and abstinence are popular, albeit insufficient, indicators in the recovery process from an alcohol use ...