Addiction

Neuropsychopharmacology, the official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, publishing the highest quality original research and advancing our understanding of the brain and behavior.

The medicalization of addiction has greatly improved identification, early intervention, and referral to appropriate treatment. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.|The medicalization of addiction has greatly improved identification, early intervention, and referral to appropriate treatment.

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism stands at the interface between basic and clinical neurovascular research, and features research on experimental, theoretical, and clinical aspects of brain circulation, metabolism and imaging. The journal is relevant to any physician or scientist with an interest in brain function, cerebrovascular disease, cerebral vascular regulation and brain metabolism, including neurologists, neurochemists, physiologists, pharmacologists, anesthesiologists, neuroradiologist

An international peer-reviewed journal in all aspects of occupational &environmental medicine. ... 2. Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.

Law, ethics and medicine: Paper: When should conscientious objection be accepted? ... Abstract]. [ Full text]. [ PDF]. Law, ethics and medicine: Paper: Conscientious objection in medical students: a questionnaire survey.

Depression, chronic pain and sleep disturbances frequently co-exist in FM and have shown to be independently related with suicidal behaviours. The present survey was performed to evaluate the prevalence of previous suicide attempts in patients with FM and its potential relationship with sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the disease.|A concise survey was sent to patients of seven associations of patients with FM. In addition to the inquiry concerning the number, if any, and characteristics of suicide attempts, the survey included questions about sociodemographic and clinical data of patients as well as the revised FM impact questionnaire (FIQR) and the Plutchik suicide risk scale.|One hundred and eighty patients answered the survey. Thirty (16.7%) of them reported one to three previous suicide attempts. Drug poisoning was the most frequently employed method for suicide attempt (70%). No relevant differences were found between suicide attempters and non-attempters in

The current report describes individuals with bipolar disorder who attempted or completed suicide while participating in the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD) study.|Baseline and course features of individuals with suicide events are described.|Among the 4360 people with bipolar disorder enrolled, 182 individuals made 270 prospectively observed suicidal acts, including 8 completed suicides. This represents a suicide rate of .014 per 100 person years in STEP-BD, which included frequent clinical visits, evidence based care, and standardized assessment at each patient contact. Approximately 1/3 of those who attempted suicide had more than one attempt during study participation. Those who completed suicide tended to do so early in study participation, and half of them did so on their first attempt.|While this study is limited to description of individuals and precipitants of completed suicides and attempts in STEP-BD, further analyses are planned to

Detoxification and substance abuse treatment: settings, levels of care, and patient placement.

Interagency guideline on opioid dosing for chronic non-cancer pain: an educational aid to improve care and safety with opioid therapy.

Managing chronic non-terminal pain in adults including prescribing controlled substances.