Abstract:Background: Our aim was to assess, in the general German population, the association between tobacco smoking status and self-reported SARS-CoV-2 infection, COVID-19 symptom severity, and symptom duration. Methods: Cross-...
Abstract:Introduction: The current state of research suggests that personal, environmental, and product-related risk factors contribute to the development and maintenance of gaming disorder. Concerning game related ...
Recommendations How to Deal with AlcoholAbstract:Aims: The previous recommendations of the German Centre for Addiction Issues (DHS) how to deal with alcohol were based on low-risk drinking limits. The aim of this ...
Case Management with Older Opioid Dependents: Results of a Mixed-Method StudyAbstract:Aims: From 2014 to 2017, a manualized case management program adapted to the target group of aging opioid users was tested in ...
Attachment Styles, Computer Gaming and the Mediating Role of Emotion Dysregulation: A Replication StudyAbstract:Aims: Computer games are playing an increasingly important role in German society. The aim of this study was to replicate a ...
Abstract:Aims: Investigation of altered consumption patterns of benzodiazepines and opioids during the early COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The study sample was extracted from an international web-based survey provided from April to ...
Abstract:Aim: While Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) in the general population has a prevalence of 0.6-3.5 %, its frequency and relevance among clinical samples remains unclear. The present investigation aims at assessing the prevalence ...
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 ...
The Impact of the Lockdown in Spring 2020 During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Alcohol Consumption in Smokers: Results of an Online SurveyAbstract:Aim: The restrictions during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic had a ...
Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in Refugees: The PREPARE NetworkAbstract:Aims: Refugee populations are particularly vulnerable to substance use disorders. At the same time, they are less likely ...
Facilitating Access to Outpatient Addiction Support for Refugees: On the Implementation Status of Good Practice StrategiesAbstract:Aims: The aim of the study is to find out to what extent existing strategies of “...
Alcohol and Illicit Drugs Among Refugees in Community Collective CentresAbstract:Aims: Given the lack of empirical evidence on substance use among refugees at different stages of life, one aim is to compare ...
Oniomania: A Psychiatry-Historical PerspectiveAbstract:Objective: Psychiatry-historical perspective on the conceptualization and classification of “oniomania”. Method: Focused narrative review. Results: ...
Abstract:Aims: The consumption of alcohol and nicotine during pregnancy relate to a multitude of personal and socioeconomic factors. Since even the consumption in non-clinical populations pose a health risk to ...
Corona and Drug Services: How Institutions Handle Measures to Mitigate the PandemicAbstract:Objective: Investigation of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on mainly low-threshold drug services and the reactions ...
Abstract:Aims: Given rising prevalence of digital-media related disorders (DMRD, i. e. the problematic use of digital games, social media, and streaming platforms) in children and adolescents, the new therapy ...
Abstract:Background: Vocational students have an increased risk to engage in health-risk behaviors compared to same-aged peers. To date, evidence-based digital prevention approaches that address multiple health-...
Study Protocol for a Randomized-Controlled Study Investigating Cue-Exposure in Virtual Reality: Challenges and ChancesAbstract:Aim: Cue-exposure therapy (CET) is an intervention for relapse prevention in substance ...
Exploring Excessive Smartphone Use: Recommendations on How to Proceed – A Position PaperAbstract:Aims: In the scientific community no consensus exists regarding the question whether excessive smartphone use (ESU) ...
The Media Campaign “Your Chance”: Perception and Effects on Smoking Cessation Motivation and Smoking Cessation AttemptsAbstract:Aims: In 2021, the nationwide media campaign “Your Chance” of the Commissioner for ...