Substance use, mental health and incarceration among Mexican-American young adult men with a history of gang membership

Introduction: School mental health is one of the important areas where early detection can lead to appropriate early intervention and burden of disease can be minimized. There is dearth of prevalence studies of common mental disorders on school going adolescents in Nepal. Considering this we aimed to study the prevalence of common mental health problems and substance use in school going adolescents. Material And Method: We evaluated 240 students for common mental disorders (depression and anxiety) using translated version of PHQ-4 and substance use single validated question after taking consent from school authorities and assent from students. Results: It was seen that 68.8 % students had psychological distress. 22.9 % and 27.5% of students had anxiety and depression respectively on screener and 23.3% students had use of substance at least once within a year. When compared male had significantly higher number of substance use as compared to female but no difference in PHQ-4 scores were seen when compared between gender and history of substance use. Conclusion: The study shows the current scenario of school going adolescents in Nepal and highlights the need of prevalence data on more generalizable setting.

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Understanding the interplay of individual and social–developmental factors in the progression of substance use and mental health from childhood to adulthood

Development and Psychopathology ◽

10.1017/s0954579416000274 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 28 (3) ◽

pp. 721-741 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Tiffany M. Jones ◽

Karl G. Hill ◽

Marina Epstein ◽

Jungeun Olivia Lee ◽

J. David Hawkins ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Substance Use ◽

Social Environments ◽

Developmental Factors ◽

Substance Use Problems ◽

History Of ◽

Individual Functioning ◽

Family History Of Depression ◽

History Of Depression

AbstractThis study examines the interplay between individual and social–developmental factors in the development of positive functioning, substance use problems, and mental health problems. This interplay is nested within positive and negative developmental cascades that span childhood, adolescence, the transition to adulthood, and adulthood. Data are drawn from the Seattle Social Development Project, a gender-balanced, ethnically diverse community sample of 808 participants interviewed 12 times from ages 10 to 33. Path modeling showed short- and long-term cascading effects of positive social environments, family history of depression, and substance-using social environments throughout development. Positive family social environments set a template for future partner social environment interaction and had positive influences on proximal individual functioning, both in the next developmental period and long term. Family history of depression adversely affected mental health functioning throughout adulthood. Family substance use began a cascade of substance-specific social environments across development, which was the pathway through which increasing severity of substance use problems flowed. The model also indicated that adolescent, but not adult, individual functioning influenced selection into positive social environments, and significant cross-domain effects were found in which substance-using social environments affected subsequent mental health.

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Substance Use and Mental Health in Emerging Adult Vs Older Adult Men and Women With Opioid Use Disorder

American Journal on Addictions ◽

10.1111/ajad.13059 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 29 (6) ◽

pp. 536-542 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Celestina Barbosa‐Leiker ◽

Aimee N.C. Campbell ◽

Martina Pavlicova ◽

Jennifer Scodes ◽

A. Kathleen Burlew ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Substance Use ◽

Older Adult ◽

Emerging Adult ◽

Opioid Use Disorder ◽

Opioid Use ◽

Men And Women ◽

Adult Men

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The Relation of Vibrator Surface Area and Static Application Force to the Vibrator-to-Head Coupling

Journal of Speech and Hearing Research ◽

10.1044/jshr.1104.805 ◽

1968 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 805-810 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

E. R. Nilo

Keyword(s):

Young Adult ◽

Surface Area ◽

Unit Area ◽

Bone Conduction ◽

Pressure Force ◽

Adult Men ◽

Surface Areas ◽

History Of ◽

Preliminary Study ◽

Bone Conduction Hearing

Twelve young adult men with normal hearing and no history of ear disease took part in our study of the relation of vibrator surface area and static application force to the vibrator-to-head coupling. For vibrator surface areas of 1.125, 2.25, and 4.5 cm 2 coupled to the forehead under static forces of 150, 300, and 600 gm, monaural thresholds of bone-conduction hearing were determined at frequencies 250, 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz. With surface area constant, threshold improvement was frequency dependent. It decreased with increasing frequency until at 2000 Hz it was minimal. In contrast to this, with force constant, the influence of surface area was observed to begin at 2000 Hz. Preliminary study suggests this influence would extend to 4000 Hz. In view of the respective influence of application force and surface area to bone-conduction hearing, equating vibrator-to-head coupling on the basis of pressure (force per unit area), when there are two or more vibrators, may not represent an adequate control.

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Mental Health, Substance Use, and Criminal Justice Characteristics of Males With a History of Abuse in a Swedish National Sample

Journal of Dual Diagnosis ◽

10.1080/15504263.2012.749830 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 47-60 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Lena M. Lundgren ◽

Jan Brännström ◽

Deborah Chassler ◽

Catriona Wilkey ◽

Lisa Sullivan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Substance Use ◽

Criminal Justice ◽

National Sample ◽

History Of

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Sex Differences in Diabetes Prevalence, Comorbidities, and Health Care Utilization among American Indians Living in the Northern Plains

Current Developments in Nutrition ◽

10.1093/cdn/nzz089 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 42-48 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kimberly R Huyser ◽

Jennifer Rockell ◽

Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan ◽

Tori Taniguchi ◽

Charlton Wilson ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Care ◽

Substance Use ◽

Sex Differences ◽

Health Care Utilization ◽

Care Utilization ◽

Northern Plains ◽

Men And Women ◽

Service Unit ◽

Adult Men

ABSTRACT Background The American Indian (AI) population experiences significant diet-related health disparities including diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Owing to the relatively small sample size of AIs, the population is rarely included in large national surveys such as the NHANES. This exclusion hinders efforts to characterize potentially important differences between AI men and women, track the costs of these disparities, and effectively treat and prevent these conditions. Objective We examined the sex differences in diabetes prevalence, comorbidity experience, health care utilization, and treatment costs among AIs within a Northern Plains Indian Health Service (IHS) service unit. Methods We assessed data from a sample of 11,144 persons using an IHS service unit in the Northern Plains region of the United States. Detailed analyses were conducted for adults (n = 7299) on prevalence of diabetes by age and sex. We described sex differences in comorbidities, health care utilization, and treatment costs among the adults with diabetes. Results In our sample, adult men and women had a similar prevalence of diabetes (10.0% and 11.0%, respectively). The prevalence of CVD among men and women with diabetes was 45.7% and 34.0%, respectively. Among adults with diabetes, men had a statistically higher prevalence of hypertension and substance use disorders than women. The men were statistically less likely to have a non–substance use mental health disorder. Although men had higher utilization and costs for hospital inpatient services than women, the differences were not statistically significant. Conclusions In this AI population, there were differences in comorbidity profiles between adult men and women with diabetes, which have differential mortality and cost consequences. Appropriate diabetes management addressing gender-specific comorbidities, such as substance use disorders for men and non–substance use mental health disorders for women, may help reduce additional comorbidities or complications to diabetes.

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The Relationship between Eating Disorder Symptoms and Treatment Rejection among Young Adult Men in Residential Substance Use Treatment

Substance Abuse Research and Treatment ◽

10.4137/sart.s33396 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

pp. SART.S33396 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

JoAnna Elmquist ◽

Ryan C. Shorey ◽

Scott E. Anderson ◽

Jeff R. Temple ◽

Gregory L. Stuart

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Eating Disorder ◽

Young Adult ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Hierarchical Regression ◽

Future Research ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Negative Consequences ◽

Adult Men ◽

Eating Disorder Symptoms

Research has demonstrated that individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) and comorbid mental health problems evidence heightened negative consequences, including poorer treatment outcomes, a higher risk for relapse, and mortality compared to individuals with a single disorder. In this study, we focus on the comorbidity between SUDs and eating disorder (ED) symptomatology, as EDs are similarly associated with high rates of relapse, morbidity, and mortality. Of particular importance is research examining treatment rejection among individuals in treatment for SUDs with cooccurring ED symptomatology. This study seeks to add to the literature by examining treatment rejection among young adult men in residential treatment for SUDs ( N = 68) with cooccurring ED symptomatology. Results from hierarchical regression analyses indicated that ED symptoms were significantly associated with treatment rejection after controlling for alcohol and drug use and problems and depression symptoms. Although this is a preliminary study, the results add to a growing body of research examining the comorbidity between SUDs and ED symptomatology. Future research examining this relationship is needed to further elucidate the treatment patterns among individuals with comorbid ED symptoms and substance use diagnoses.

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