Abstinence versus moderation recovery pathways following resolution of a substance use problem: Prevalence, predictors, and relationship to psychosocial well‐being in a national United States sample

Abstract Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, adolescents (N = 1,330; Mages = 15 and 16; 50% female), mothers, and fathers from nine countries (China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Philippines, Sweden, Thailand, United States) reported on adolescents’ internalizing and externalizing problems, adolescents completed a lab-based task to assess tendency for risk-taking, and adolescents reported on their well-being. During the pandemic, participants (Mage = 20) reported on changes in their internalizing, externalizing, and substance use compared to before the pandemic. Across countries, adolescents’ internalizing problems pre-pandemic predicted increased internalizing during the pandemic, and poorer well-being pre-pandemic predicted increased externalizing and substance use during the pandemic. Other relations varied across countries, and some were moderated by confidence in the government’s handling of the pandemic, gender, and parents’ education.

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Mental Health Issues and Substance Use in the United States: Pulling the Power Levers

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association ◽

10.1177/1078390318811572 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 19-26 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Linda S. Beeber

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

United States ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Substance Use ◽

Substance Use Disorders ◽

Mental Health Treatment ◽

Well Being ◽

The United States ◽

Mental Illnesses ◽

Health Administration

BACKGROUND: Promising treatment avenues have been developed and studied that align well with the skills of psychiatric-mental health (PMH) nurses. The treatments are relationship-driven, nimble and accessible, and recovery-guided. They emphasize a whole-person approach with care delivered by a team of experts working in a contextually coordinated way. AIMS: To describe the challenges facing the United States with regard to mental illness and substance use disorders and the ways in which PMH nurses can use their skills to mitigate these challenges. METHOD: Published research and government reports were reviewed to obtain current mental health and substance use data. RESULTS: The number of people not being treated for mental illnesses—particularly serious mental illness, major depressive episode, and suicidal thoughts—has not improved since 2009. Although inroads have been made in reducing the rate of smoking in the United States, we are facing an opioid crisis. There are limited data on marijuana use, but it is apparent that many Americans use cannabis routinely. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, approximately 44.7 million people need mental health treatment and 20.1 million Americans need substance use treatment, but only 10% to 30% receive it. CONCLUSIONS: PMH nurses must take a leading role in retooling the therapeutic relationship and partnering with clients, families, and caregivers to improve the quality of life and well-being of those dealing with mental illness and substance use disorders. To accomplish this essential task, the PMH nursing workforce must be robust and distributed throughout the United States.

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Comparison of Substance Use in Australia and the United States

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e440462005-001 ◽

2003 ◽

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Substance Use ◽

The United States

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Dialectical Thinking and Psychological Well-Being in Morocco, China, and the United States

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e562052014-001 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Cassidy Bibo ◽

Julie Spencer-Rodgers ◽

Benaissa Zarhbouch ◽

Mostafa Bouanini ◽

Kaiping Peng

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Well Being ◽

The United States ◽

Dialectical Thinking ◽

Psychological Well Being

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The link between coronavirus, anxiety, and religious beliefs in the United States and United Kingdom

10.31234/osf.io/wykeq ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Francesco Rigoli

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

United Kingdom ◽

Religious Beliefs ◽

Well Being ◽

The United States ◽

Christian Faith ◽

Stressful Event ◽

Cultural Implications ◽

The Impact

Research has shown that stress impacts on people’s religious beliefs. However, several aspects of this effect remain poorly understood, for example regarding the role of prior religiosity and stress-induced anxiety. This paper explores these aspects in the context of the recent coronavirus emergency. The latter has impacted dramatically on many people’s well-being; hence it can be considered a highly stressful event. Through online questionnaires administered to UK and USA citizens professing either Christian faith or no religion, this paper examines the impact of the coronavirus crisis upon common people’s religious beliefs. We found that, following the coronavirus emergency, strong believers reported higher confidence in their religious beliefs while non-believers reported increased scepticism towards religion. Moreover, for strong believers, higher anxiety elicited by the coronavirus threat was associated with increased strengthening of religious beliefs. Conversely, for non-believers, higher anxiety elicited by the coronavirus thereat was associated with increased scepticism towards religious beliefs. These observations are consistent with the notion that stress-induced anxiety enhances support for the ideology already embraced before a stressful event occurs. This study sheds light on the psychological and cultural implications of the coronavirus crisis, which represents one of the most serious health emergencies in recent times.

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MIO-CPP to Improve the Well-being, Permanency, and Safety Outcomes for Young Children at Risk of or in Out-of-home Placement in Philadelphia and Bucks Counties, and Affected by Maternal Substance Use

Case Medical Research ◽

10.31525/ct1-nct04294134 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Substance Use ◽

Young Children ◽

Well Being ◽

Children At Risk ◽

Safety Outcomes ◽

Maternal Substance Use ◽

Out Of Home Placement ◽

Home Placement

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Consular Protection and Solidarity across Borders

10.1093/oso/9780190688578.003.0004 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Alexandra Délano Alonso

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Latin American ◽

Legal Status ◽

Well Being ◽

The United States ◽

Migrant Populations ◽

Policy Goals ◽

Large Populations ◽

Mexican Government ◽

Working Together

This chapter demonstrates how Latin American governments with large populations of migrants with precarious legal status in the United States are working together to promote policies focusing on their well-being and integration. It identifies the context in which these processes of policy diffusion and collaboration have taken place as well as their limitations. Notwithstanding the differences in capacities and motivations based on the domestic political and economic contexts, there is a convergence of practices and policies of diaspora engagement among Latin American countries driven by the common challenges faced by their migrant populations in the United States and by the Latino population more generally. These policies, framed as an issue of rights protection and the promotion of migrants’ well-being, are presented as a form of regional solidarity and unity, and are also mobilized by the Mexican government as a political instrument serving its foreign policy goals.

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