Alcohol and substance misuse

Selective HCV screening supported for inpatients

26/08/2010 | Selective screening for hepatitis C in severely mentally-ill inpatient populations is cost-effective and has a high detection rate, but such initiatives should be supported by accessibility to services that provide treatment and ongoing psychiatric support, an Australian study suggests.


Second-hand smoke linked to mental illness

01/07/2010 | Objective measurements of second hand smoke exposure have for the first time been linked to later psychiatric illness, researchers from the UK report.


Stakes are high for problem gambling

13/05/2010 | States and territories have failed to curtail problem gambling, which has resulted in it rapidly emerging as one of the leading health risks in Australia, a report says.


Physician substance abuse program needs to go national

06/05/2010 | A national rollout of a physician health program that deals with substance abuse would keep doctors alive, well and in the workforce but needs to be run independently from medical boards, an Australian expert says.


Prescribe 'unlikeable' opioids, expert says

29/03/2010 | Thinking about the 'likeability' of the various opioid drugs when prescribing could help doctors mitigate the risk of dependence in patients with chronic pain, an Australian expert suggests.


Staff smoking levels hamper success of smoke-free policies

11/03/2010 | Staff smoking levels have an impact on the success of smoke-free policies in psychiatric units, an Australian study has found. 1 comment


Study weeds out marijuana-psychosis link

10/03/2010 | Teenagers who smoke marijuana are twice as likely to develop psychosis by their 20s as their peers who avoid the drug, Australian research shows.


Siblings may prove link between cannabis and psychosis

03/03/2010 | Australian research has added more weight to the theory that young adults using cannabis from an early age and over a prolonged period are more likely to have hallucinations or to meet criteria for psychosis.


Problem video game use cause for concern

24/02/2010 | Mental health professionals need to acknowledge the significance of problem video game use and should routinely ask young patients about their electronic media use to identify those at risk, Australian psychologists say.


ECT effective for refractory methamphetamine-induces psychosis

28/01/2010 | American psychiatrists have reported successful use of electroconvulsive therapy to treat prolonged methamphetamine-induced psychosis that did not respond to antipsychotic medication.


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