Psychological Mechanisms and Treatment of Substance-Related Disorders
A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X). This special issue belongs to the section "Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 163
Special Issue Editors
Interests: psychological treatment methods for substance use disorders; mechanisms of change of addictive behaviors; predictors of change of addictive behaviors; brief interventions for the treatment of alcohol use disorders; treatments for alcohol use disorders and concomitant psychiatric problems; interventions for affected family members to people with substance use disorders; harm reduction interventions for people who inject drugs; population based studies; clinical samples; young adults and adults
Interests: treatment research within substance use disorders ( specifically amphetamine use disorders, alcohol use disorder, gambling and gaming disorders) with a focus on understanding the etiology of specific phenotypes leading to and maintaining sud- such an difficulties in higher order functioning such as working memory and attention including difficulties with regulation of impulses and emotions; utilization of diverse methodologies such as laboratory models, epidemiological and brain imaging studies, to better understand these underlying phenotypes to being forward to clinical treatment research; population based studies; clinical samples; young adults and adults
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Substance use disorders are considered to be a major contributor to the global burden of disease, significantly causing or contributing to a large number of somatic and psychiatric conditions, as well as secondary harmful effects such as injuries, accidents, violent behaviors, and suffering for significant others.
The research field of psychological treatments of substance use disorders has rapidly expanded during the last years. We know that several psychological methods are efficacious in the treatment of substance use disorders, but several challenges still exist. For example, only a minority of those in need are reached with treatment. Further, important knowledge regarding which treatment components are efficacious are lacking, as well as knowledge on factors that affect treatment outcome, such as patient characteristics, contextual factors, and mode of treatment delivery. Further, there is still a lack of well-designed studies investigating treatments for patients with substance use disorders who suffer from co-morbid psychiatric conditions.
In this Special Issue, we provide you with an opportunity to present original research on novel approaches for the treatment of substance use disorders. Also, studies with a focus on mechanisms of treatment efficacy and of the change of addictive behaviors are of great interest. We welcome different study designs such as randomized trials, laboratory based studies, prospective studies, and brain imaging studies. We are interested in studies on different target populations such as adults, young adults, and adolescents.
Dr. Anders Hammarberg
Dr. Nitya Jayaram-Lindström
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- substance use disorders
- alcohol use disorders
- psychological treatments
- behavioral treatments
- mechanisms of change
- addictive behaviors
- randomized controlled trials
- predictors of treatment outcome
