The sensible psychology approach When people’s emotional needs are unfulfilled over time, they become more susceptible to addiction. Helping someone overcome ‘substance use disorder’ includes helping them meet their human needs in healthy ways, so the substance stops feeling ‘necessary’ or, worse...
Substance use disorder is defined as a recurring pattern of substance use, despite the presence of significant problems, dangers, and dysfunctions it causes the individual. It may cause significant issues with social or occupational functioning, or may harm their ability to avoid or resol...
Synonyms Drug abuse; Drug addiction; Drug dependence Definition A scientific theory summarizes a hypothesis or group of hypotheses that has been strongly supported by empirical observation, in this case those having to do with substance use disorders (see Hassin et al 2013 ). Within the DSM, perh...
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As conceptualizations of substance-use disorders (SUDs) have changed, so too has the language used to describe these shifting views. Numerous words and phr
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Is Substance Use Disorder Recovery Associated with Positive Employment Outcomes? As noted earlier and shown in Table1, most adults in the U.S. with alcohol or illicit drug use disorders are employed, and a relatively small proportion, yet substantial number of individuals in the workforce report ...
Pharmacology and Toxicology Unit, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy; 2Department of Addiction, Health Service ASL2 Savonese, Savona, Italy *These authors contributed equally to this work Purpose: Dual diagnosis (DD) is the co-occurrence of both a mental illness and a substance use disorder (...
To be clear, someone can use substances and not be addicted or even have a substance use disorder, as defined in the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text-Revision" (DSM-5-TR).1 A Note on Language While people commonly refer to problematic substance ...
'Abuse' can result from using a substance in a way that is not intended or recommended, or from using more than prescribed. To be clear, someone can use substances and not be addicted or even have a substance use disorder, as defined in the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental D...