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What Do We Know About Informal Caregiving in the Field of Addiction?: A Scoping Review
AbstractSubstance use disorder (SUD) and gambling disorder (GD) pose extensive challenges across various aspects of the affected person ’s life and those around them, generating significant public health concerns. Evolving perspectives have led to a shift in nomenclature, with some authors adopting the term “caregivers” to diminish stigma and enhance service accessibility. This systematic literature review aims to offer a comp rehensive overview of informal caregivers for adults with addictions. Analyzing 79 retained articles through a scoping review, encompassing both scientific and gray literature, five key finding...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - May 1, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Understanding the Causal Relationships Between Opioid Dependence and Risk of Mental Disorders: A Comprehensive Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study
In this study, we aim to investigate the causal associations and possible mediating mechanisms between opioid dependence and mental disorders via Mendelian randomization. Comprehensive bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) studies were conducted between opioid dependence and major mental disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, panic disorder, anorexia, obsessive –compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and insomnia. Inverse variance weighted approach was adopted as the primary analytic method with series of sensitivity analyses. Mediation effects of chronic pain ...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - April 30, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

The Longitudinal Association Between Peer Victimization and Problematic Social Media Use Among Chinese College Students: Testing a Moderated Mediation Model
AbstractPeer victimization serves as a risk factor contributing to emotional and behavioral problems among college students. However, limited research has investigated the longitudinal association between peer victimization and problematic social media use (PSMU), as well as its underlying mechanism. Drawing upon the compensatory internet use theory, self-determination theory, and the stress-buffering model, we assumed that fear of missing out (FoMO) could potentially serve as a mediating factor in the relationship between peer victimization and PSMU, while school belongingness may act as a moderator for these direct and i...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - April 26, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Screening for Tobacco and Cannabis Use by General Practitioners: A French Nationwide Representative Survey
This study highlighted improvements in tobacco and cannabis screening frequencies in compar ison to previous French data. Better GP training is an essential lever to ensure these positive trends continue. (Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - April 26, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Problematic Online Behaviours among University Students and Associations with Psychological Distress Symptoms and Emotional Role Limitations: A Network Analysis Approach
AbstractVery little research has simultaneously explored the interactions between generalized problematic internet use (GPIU), problematic social media use (PSMU), problematic online gaming (POG), psychological distress, and emotional well-being among university students. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine (i) the associations between GPIU, PSMU, and POG symptoms, (ii) whether symptoms of these three problematic online behaviours form distinct entities, and (iii) whether there are associations between problematic online behaviours, psychological distress symptoms, and emotional role limitations using network a...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - April 26, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Correction: Characteristics and Risk of Adverse Mental Health Events Amongst Users of the National Overdose Response Service (NORS) Telephone Hotline
(Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - April 24, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Beyond the Wish: Actual Mobile Phone Use Surpassing Desire Brings More Distress
This study aimed to address this gap by examining the impact of incongruence between actual-MPU and desired-MPU on psychol ogical distress. A total of 678 Chinese adolescents (Mage = 14.62 years,SD = 1.61) participated in the study. The cubic Response Surface Analysis (RSA) revealed that adolescents with greater incongruence between actual-MPU and desired-MPU experienced more psychological distress. Even amidst congruence, higher mean levels of actual-MPU and desired-MPU were associated with more distress. Notably, adolescents experienced more distress when the actual-MPU surpassed the desired-MPU than when the desired-MPU...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - April 22, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Heterogeneity in Mobile Phone Addiction Among University Freshmen and its Relationship with Psychological Resilience: a Person-centered Approach
In this study, a person-centered approach was utilized to explore the heterogeneity of mobile phone addiction and its association with psychological resilience among 1272 Chinese university freshmen (Mage = 18.39,SD = 0.76; 61.40% female) with the Mobile Phone Addiction Index Scale (MPAI) and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). The key findings are as follows: Firstly, three distinct profiles of mobile phone addiction, namely, low-risk, at-risk, and high-risk, were identified among university f reshmen, with significant disparities in addiction levels across these profiles. Secondly, freshmen classified...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - April 16, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

How Do Control Beliefs About Stress Relate to Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Healthcare Workers: The Mediating Role of Optimism and Cognitive Reappraisal
This study aims to investigate the relationship between control beliefs about stress and depressive symptoms among Chinese healthcare workers. Additionally, we aim to explore the mediating roles of optimism and cognitive reappraisal within this relationship. A total of 1326 Chinese healthcare workers completed a multi-section questionnaire. The results indicated that control beliefs about stress were negatively correlated with depressive symptoms and positively correlated with optimism and cognitive reappraisal. Furthermore, both optimism and cognitive reappraisal served as independent and serial mediators in the relations...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - April 16, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Correction: Binge Drinking and its Relationship with Suicidal Thoughts and Suicidal Attempts in University Students
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Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - April 15, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Longitudinal Associations of Social Anxiety Trajectories with Internet-Related Addictive Behaviors Among College Students: A Five-Wave Survey Study
AbstractThe college stage is characterized by increased interpersonal interaction and intense social anxiety. Although the associations between social anxiety and internet-related addictive behaviors have been established, the question of whether the developmental trajectory of social anxiety is linked to subsequent internet-related addictive behaviors remains unexplored. Utilizing a longitudinal design combined with a person-centered approach, the current study examined the developmental trajectory of social anxiety among 3,861 students throughout their university years. Additionally, we explored the impacts of specific c...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - April 12, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Association Between Preconception Maternal Mental Health-Related Hospitalisation (MHrH) and Outcomes During Pregnancy: A Population-Based Cohort Study in the Northern Territory, Australia
AbstractComprehensive studies investigating the link between maternal hospitalisation for mental health conditions prior to pregnancy and adverse outcomes in pregnancy are scarce in Australia. We aimed to fill this gap by using 18  years of administratively linked data to inform early interventions. We linked the perinatal data from the year 1999 to 2017 to the hospital hospitalisation data to create a cohort of pregnant women aged 15 to 44 years who gave birth in the Northern Territory (NT). We used the International Class ification of Disease 10th revision (ICD-AM-10) codes to locate women with mental health-related ho...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - April 9, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Mapping the Landscape of Internet Pornography, Loneliness, and Social Media Addiction: A CiteSpace Bibliometric Analysis
AbstractA comprehensive bibliometric analysis using CiteSpace explores global scientific research trends concerning internet pornography, loneliness, and social media addiction from 1993 to 2023. The study reveals disciplinary distributions, evolving patterns, influential scholars, and contributing institutions. Notably, the United States accounts for over 29% of publications, with Griffiths MD and Beutel ME emerging as leading contributors with 22.7% and 18.2% respectively. A remarkable 2750% surge in scholarly publications from 2020 to 2023 underscores increasing interest in the subject. Keyword analysis identifies emerg...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - April 9, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Cannabidiol Compared to Pharmacological Treatment as Usual for Crack Use Disorder: A Feasibility, Preliminary Efficacy, Parallel, Double-Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial
This study is registered with Universal Trial Number (UTN) code: U1111-1234-0806. Available athttps://ensaiosclinicos.gov.br/rg/RBR-4stgs8 (Effect of cannabidiol in the treatment of crack dependents) (Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - April 8, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Unpacking the Myth in the Associations Between Self-control and Gaming Disorder in Children and Adolescents: A Comparison Between Traditional and Random Intercept Cross-lagged Panel Model Analyses
This study is aimed at clarifying whether prospective relationships exist between self-control and gaming disorder in children and adolescents or whether they are associated due to common causes. We examined the temporal dynamics of the associations between self-control and gaming disorder symptom severity using a traditional cross-lagged panel model (CLPM; aggregating between- and within-person variance) and a random intercept CLPM (RI-CLPM; disaggregating between- and within-person effects) with three-annual wave data from a large cohort of primary and secondary students (N = 1359, mean age 12.67 (SD 1.40), 834 (61.7...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - April 8, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research