Current Issue
- Volume 22
- Number 4
- October 2024
From the Guest Editor
Reviews
Publication date: 01 October 2024
Pages434–440In the 50 years since its establishment, the National Institute on Drug Abuse has made significant investment and strides toward improving individual and public health. Epidemiology serves as the foundation for understanding the how many, why, how, where, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20240018Publication date: 01 October 2024
Pages441–448The authors discuss the multidimensionality of risk factors for substance use and substance use disorder across the lifespan and the interplay between biological and environmental factors that may lead to substance use. When these underlying factors are ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20240019Publication date: 01 October 2024
Pages449–457Increasing rates of overdose among U.S. adolescents and young adults, along with rising rates of emotional distress in these groups, are renewing the urgency for developmentally targeted and personalized substance use and other mental health prevention ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20240016Articles
Publication date: 01 October 2024
Pages458–463Disparities in health care access and quality of care like affordability and the lack of a properly trained workforce are associated with a greater risk for substance misuse. In pursuing health equity, the behavioral health workforce must ensure ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20240021Family-Focused Prevention and Early Intervention of Substance Use in Pediatric Primary Care Settings
Publication date: 01 October 2024
Pages464–473Prevention of substance misuse and substance use disorders is a national public health priority. The home environment can represent risk or protective factors for development of substance misuse. Children in homes with caregiver substance use are ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20240026Publication date: 01 October 2024
Pages474–482The United States is in the midst of an evolving overdose crisis, driven by the proliferation of potent synthetic opioids (e.g., illicitly made fentanyl), the resurgence of stimulants (e.g., methamphetamine), and the introduction of adulterants (e.g., ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20240022Publication date: 01 October 2024
Pages483–491Substance use and misuse remain formidable public health challenges and are intricately linked to social determinants of health (SDOH). Addressing SDOH requires structural interventions along with clinical support to change relevant policies. In this ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.2024001721st-Century Psychiatrist
Publication date: 01 October 2024
Pages492–494Renal impairment is defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <60 ml/min/1.73 m2 with or without kidney damage. Creatinine, which is found in serum and urine, is a common biomarker to estimate renal function and is used in most eGFR ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20240007Ask the Expert
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Publication date: 01 October 2024
Pages508–514Over the last few decades, psychologists and other health professionals have called attention to the importance of considering cultural and ethnic-minority aspects in any psychosocial interventions. Although, at present, there are published guidelines on ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.24022022Publication date: 01 October 2024
Pages515–526There is a growing recognition in the fields of public health and medicine that social determinants of health (SDOH) play a key role in driving health inequities and disparities among various groups, such that a focus upon individual-level medical ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.24022021Publication date: 01 October 2024
Pages527–542The recently released National Drug Control Strategy (2022) from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) lays out a comprehensive plan to, not only enhance access to treatment and increase harm reduction strategies, but also ...
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