Group therapy for women with substance use disorders: In-session affiliation predicts women's substance use treatment outcomes

Abstract Migrants and refugees are considered vulnerable to mental health problems and substance use disorders; and may be particularly affected by service disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic The International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) ran a multi-phased global survey among clinicians and health professional that are actively working in the field of addiction medicine to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on substance use and related services. In March 2020, the first month after the announcement of the pandemic by the World Health Organization, 177 informants from 77 countries took part in the global survey, and only 12.9% of them reported their countries’ substance use treatment and harm reduction services for the migrants and refugees with substance use disorders continued as usual. In May 2020, 11.7% of respondents of the second phase reported that the services for refugees and migrants improved in comparison to March 2020; 11.7% reported that these services in their country discontinued. Results suggest that refugee and migrants access to treatment and harm reduction services has been reduced as a result of COVID-19. It can be concluded that it is crucial to improve the visibility of migrants’ needs and exploit appropriate interventions for those with substance use disorders.

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Increased Resilience is Associated with Positive Treatment Outcomes for Veterans with Comorbid PTSD and Substance Use Disorders

Journal of Dual Diagnosis ◽

10.1080/15504263.2018.1464237 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 181-186 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Adam P. McGuire ◽

Natalie P. Mota ◽

Lauren M. Sippel ◽

Kevin M. Connolly ◽

Judith A. Lyons

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Treatment Outcomes ◽

Substance Use Disorders ◽

Positive Treatment

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The influence of family and social problems on treatment outcomes of persons with co-occurring substance use disorders and PTSD

Journal of Substance Use ◽

10.3109/14659891.2015.1005184 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Elizabeth C. Saunders ◽

Bethany M. McLeman ◽

Mark P. McGovern ◽

Haiyi Xie ◽

Chantal Lambert-Harris ◽

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Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Treatment Outcomes ◽

Substance Use Disorders ◽

Social Problems

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Life events and treatment outcomes among individuals with substance use disorders: A narrative review

Clinical Psychology Review ◽

10.1016/j.cpr.2013.01.012 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

pp. 470-483 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Marketa Krenek ◽

Stephen A. Maisto

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Treatment Outcomes ◽

Life Events ◽

Substance Use Disorders ◽

Narrative Review

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Racial/Ethnic Differences in Contemporaneous Use of Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment Among Individuals Experiencing Both Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders

Psychiatric Quarterly ◽

10.1007/s11126-016-9444-0 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 88 (1) ◽

pp. 185-198 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Eunji Nam ◽

Jason Matejkowski ◽

Sungkyu Lee

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Substance Use ◽

Substance Use Disorders ◽

Ethnic Differences ◽

Substance Use Treatment ◽

Racial Ethnic

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Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Group Therapy on Craving, Emotion Problems, and Marital Satisfaction in Patients with Substance Use Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Iranian Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.18502/ijps.v14i4.1978 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Fatemeh Zargar ◽

Nasim Bagheri ◽

Mohammad Javad Tarrahi ◽

Mehrdad Salehi

Keyword(s):

Clinical Trial ◽

Substance Use ◽

Emotion Regulation ◽

Marital Satisfaction ◽

Group Therapy ◽

Substance Use Disorders ◽

Addiction Treatment ◽

Marital Adjustment ◽

Dyadic Adjustment ◽

Controlled Clinical Trial

Objective: Psychological and environmental factors, such as difficulties in emotion regulation (ER) and marital problems, are involved in relapse and craving in patients with substance use disorders. Emotional regulation therapy can help maintain opioid withdrawal and improve marital relations by focusing on appropriate adjustment of emotions. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of emotion regulation therapy on craving, emotion regulation, and marital satisfaction in patients with substance use disorders. Method: This randomized controlled clinical trial with pretest and posttest was performed in 2014 in Noor hospital, Isfahan, Iran. In this study, 30 patients who were admitted to the addiction center of Noor hospital were selected using purposive sampling. They were assigned into two groups randomly: (1) 15 patients in treatment as usual (TAU group); (2) 15 patients in emotion regulation group therapy (ERGT). The ERGT group received eight weekly treatments, based on Gross model, to learn recognize emotions and their effects, overcome obstacles of positive emotions, accept emotions, identify regulatory maladaptive and adaptive strategies of emotions, and modify behavior. Before and after the emotion regulation sessions in experimental group, Craving Beliefs Questionnaire (CBQ), Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, and Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) were administered in both groups. Results: The results of analysis of variance indicated that mean scores of marital adjustment increased in ERGT (93.66 ± 15.81) compared to TAU group (55.26 ± 20.98) and the mean scores of craving were decreased in ERGT compared to TAU group (56.66 ± 18.39 and 105.2 ± 34.5, respectively). Also, most aspects of ER improved in ERGT compared to TAU group, and the total score of ER was increased in ERGT significantly (96.69 ± 5.38 in ERGT versus 73.70 ± 5.05 in TAU). Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, emotion regulation group therapy has a significant effect on reducing Craving and improving marital adjustment and emotion regulation in Patients with Substance Use Disorders. So, it can use as a useful psychotherapy in addiction treatment centers.

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