Associations between behavioral addictions and mental health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Z Alimoradi, A Broström, MN Potenza, CY Lin… - Current Addiction …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The COVID-19 pandemic has promoted behavioral changes
and elevated mental distress. Addictive behaviors often increased, generating mental health …

Identifying and Treating Incarcerated Women Experiencing Substance Use Disorders: A Review

M Staton, M Tillson, MM Levi, M Dickson… - Substance Abuse and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
While research on substance use disorder (SUD) treatment among justice-involved
populations has grown in recent years, the majority of corrections-based SUD studies have …

Improving healthcare for substance users: the moderating role of psychological flexibility on stigma, mental health, and quality of life

M Gull, ZK Javaid, K Khan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose Stigma is a major impediment to human rights in health care that causes
discrimination, isolation and the exclusion of individuals from essential health-care services …

Specific Internet Disorders in University Students in Taiwan and Hong Kong: Psychometric Properties with Invariance Testing for the Traditional Chinese Version of the …

YT Huang, K Ruckwongpatr, JK Chen… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Assessment of Criteria for Specific Internet-use Disorder (ACSID-11) is a
psychometric instrument assessing different types of problematic internet use. The aim of the …

Psychometric Properties of the Tendency to Avoid Physical Activity and Sport Scale Among Hong Kong University Students

M Saffari, HC Wu, JK Chen, N Bevan… - … in Physical Education …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The present study aimed to validate the Chinese version of the Tendency to Avoid Physical
Activity and Sport Scale (TAPAS) among university students living in Hong Kong to assess …

HIV-related stigma and treatment adherence among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men who use crystal meth in the metropolitan area of Mexico City

L Jiménez-Rivagorza, R Orozco… - Archives of Sexual …, 2024 - Springer
Internationally, HIV-related stigma and crystal methamphetamine (meth) use have been
described as barriers to treatment adherence among gay, bisexual, and other men who …

Risk and protective factors for substance use and media addictive behaviors in adolescents during the COVID‐19 pandemic

A Shoshani, A Kor, S Farbstein‐Yavin… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study examined the long‐term effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic on
adolescents' substance use, digital media use, and symptoms of internet, gaming, and social …

Global cross-cultural validation of a brief measure for identifying potential suicide risk in 42 countries

A Gewirtz-Meydan, M Koós, L Nagy, SW Kraus… - Public health, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the P4 suicide
screener in a multinational sample. The primary goal was to evaluate the reliability and …

The Spanish language version of the TAPS tool: protocol for a validation and implementation study in primary care

J Gryczynski, K Sanchez, SB Carswell… - Addiction Science & …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background The TAPS Tool (“T obacco, A lcohol, P rescription drug, and illicit S
ubstance use”) is a screening and brief assessment for detecting unhealthy substance use …

The safety of benzodiazepines and related drugs during pregnancy: an updated meta-analysis of cohort studies

H Wu, Y Liang, L Li, H Jiang, L Xu - Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2024 - Springer
Purpose The prevalence of benzodiazepines and related drugs (BZRDs) use during
pregnancy increased sharply in recent years. Thus, there are concerns regarding the …