Live-ins: A mapping of relevant actors and moral norms at the public health levelAbstract:Background: Live-ins are embedded in a network of multiple actors that shape their current working and living situation. The causes ...
Abstract: National suicide prevention strategies have been identified as evidence-informed interventions that require multisectoral efforts by governments. This article reviews the rationale for national strategies, the need for a whole-of-government ...
Background: The aim of our analyses was to investigate whether claudication and angina pectoris, each defined and based on the answer to a single question, are predictive of future mortality. Probands and methods: The study population consisted of 3995 ...
Die Weltgesundheitsorganisation bedauerte 2013, dass der Zugang zu kostenloser Behandlung der Tabakabhängigkeit in nur 21 Staaten der Welt eingerichtet wurde. Deutschland wird durch seine Gesetzgebung daran gehindert, zu den erfolgreichsten Staaten im ...
In-person vs. Computer-based Alcohol Interventions among General Hospital Inpatients: Study DesignAbstract.Background: In-person interventions have the potential to reduce alcohol use among general hospital inpatients with unhealthy alcohol use. However,...
Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity – A Summary of the Third EditionAbstract:Background and Aims: This article summarizes the findings and conclusions of the third edition of Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity. The latest ...
Abstract:Aim: Exploring trends in 1) alcohol-specific mortality and 2) alcohol sales in European countries in the years before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: Complete data on alcohol-specific mortality ...
Opportunities and Risks of a Digitalization of Addiction Prevention: Experiences Gained from the Covid-19 PandemicAbstract:Background: The Covid-19 pandemic led to far-reaching restrictions on ...
The available data on adolescent health, weather statistics of mortality, hospital-based information or the one originating from health survey identify five main sources of concern: mental health problems, intentional and unintentional violence, chronic ...
<span class="fett">Aims:</span> To measure alcohol-attributable burden of disease in Switzerland in 2002 and to discuss implications of this burden for policy. </p><p> <span class="fett">Method:</span> Prevalence of alcohol consumption and relative risk ...
Abstract.Aim: Via online interviews, this study identifies the obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCSs) of patients diagnosed with Covid-19 and quarantined at home for 14 days, to determine the incidence of these symptoms, to detect OCSs in the early period,...
Abstract:Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments worldwide issued lockdown and social-distancing measures, which triggers psychological distress and may increase the occurrence of domestic violence (DV). We examined the role of the LGBT+ ...
Addiction research network Baden-Württemberg:
tasks, contents, structureTwo primary aims are pursued by the twelve projects
of the Addiction Research Network Baden-Württemberg.
The first focus deals with improvement of public
health issues because ...
Health behavior in everyday life: In search of a paradigmAbstract. This article pleads for broadening the psychological perspective of Health Psychology by linking it to that of Public Health. It seems to be necessary to focus on everyday life, and which ...
Abstract:Background: The key role of prevention and treatment of mental disorders in the prevention of suicide is widely acknowledged. Which specific disorders need to be targeted remains to be conclusively demonstrated. Aims: To re-examine the presence ...
Very high rates of suicide have been reported from India and the developing world. However, much of the debate on suicide prevention focuses on individuals, methods, site-specific solutions, or particular suicide prevention strategies. This article argues ...
Abstract.Background: In Hong Kong, there have been significant changes in suicide rates during the period 1996–2015. Aim: We aimed to assess the impact of change in suicide rates on life expectancy in Hong Kong. ...
Abstract.Background: Unemployment is a well-documented risk factor for suicide. Findings from a number of studies suggest that government policy plays a crucial role in mediating the ...
Abstract.Background: Communication campaigns offer a portable intervention to effectively reach and engage target populations at risk for suicide including US veterans. Few studies have evaluated such efforts, and ...
Abstract.Background: Few studies have examined the effect of pandemics on suicide-related outcomes. Aims: We examined whether suicidal ideation levels among the general population changed owing to the COVID-19 pandemic by tracking individuals between ...