Examining College Counselors' Integration of Religion and Spirituality Into Substance Abuse Counseling

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Giordano ◽  
Elizabeth Prosek ◽  
Tessa Hastings
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Religion And Spirituality ◽  
Substance Abuse Counseling ◽  
College Counselors

Substance Abuse Counseling

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (9) ◽  
pp. 355-357
Author(s):  
Dominic Hollman ◽  
Elizabeth Alderman
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Substance Abuse Counseling

scholarly journals A randomized trial of Web-based videoconferencing for substance abuse counseling

2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Van L. King ◽  
Robert K. Brooner ◽  
Jessica M. Peirce ◽  
Ken Kolodner ◽  
Michael S. Kidorf
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Randomized Trial ◽  
Substance Abuse Counseling ◽  
Web Based

Assessing the effectiveness of an Internet-based videoconferencing platform for delivering intensified substance abuse counseling

2009 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Van L. King ◽  
Kenneth B. Stoller ◽  
Michael Kidorf ◽  
Kori Kindbom ◽  
Steven Hursh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Substance Abuse Counseling

Interaction of Spirituality and Religion with Health, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Y. Lee ◽  
Andrew B. Newberg ◽  
Shahla J. Modir
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Interactive Effect ◽  
Main Stream ◽  
Clinical Effects ◽  
Religion And Spirituality ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Religion And Health ◽  
The Impact

Medical and scientific communities have become interested in the effects of religion on health, mental health, and substance abuse. Coverage of the interplay of religion and health is more frequent in the main stream media. There is a surge in the popularity of spiritual activities, such as yoga and mindfulness meditation, that aim to improve physical and mental health, as well as help with substance abuse. Many patients consider religion to be important and have indicated they would like to discuss religious issues with their psychiatrists. This chapter reviews the clinical effects of religious and spiritual practices on physical, mental health and health-related behaviors. Additionally, we will review the interactive effect of AA on spirituality and recovery, and the impact spirituality can have on improving abstinence from substance abuse. We also will discuss future directions in the roles of religion and spirituality in health care.

Comprehensive School-based Health Care: High School Students' Use of Medical, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Services

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 97 (3) ◽  
pp. 318-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trina Menden Anglin ◽  
Kelly E. Naylor ◽  
David W. Kaplan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
High School ◽  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Mental Health Counselors ◽  
Counseling Services ◽  
Substance Abuse Counseling ◽  
Substance Abuse Services ◽  
Adolescent Students ◽  
School Based

Objectives. To explore adolescent students' use of school-based health and medical care and mental health and substance abuse counseling services and to compare adolescents' patterns of use of medical, mental health, and substance abuse services located in school-based and traditional settings. Design. Retrospective analysis of computer-stored, standardized data for all student visits during a 4-year period. Setting. Three high school-based student health centers. Subjects. A total of 3818 adolescent students who used services provided by the school-based health centers (SBHCs). Outcome Measures. Frequencies of student visits to medical providers and mental health and substance abuse counselors and frequencies of diagnostic assignments. Results. During a 38-month period, 3818 students attending senior high school made a total of 27 886 visits to three SBHCs. They represented 63% of students enrolled in the SBHCs and approximately 42% of the total school population. There were no significant demographic differences between students attending the SBHCs and the overall student body. However, compared with students who were enrolled in the SBHCs but did not use them, users were more likely to be female and Hispanic. Ninety-four percent of students using the services had visits with medical providers; 25% had visits with mental health counselors; and 8% of students had visits with substance abuse counselors. The total annual mean number of student visits was 4.7, and the annual mean numbers of visits for students who used the following services were: medical, 3.3; mental health, 5.8; and substance abuse, 6.8. An average of 1.4 diagnoses were made per visit. The most common major diagnostic categories were emotional problems (29% of all diagnoses), health supervision (13%), respiratory problems (11%), reproductive health problems (11%), and substance abuse problems (8%). Almost one fourth of the students had contact with more than one of the three categories of service provider. Visit frequency increased significantly for students who used two categories of provider (13 to 15 mean total visits compared with 4 to 5 mean total visits for students who used just one category of provider) and escalated to a mean of 32 total visits if all three categories of service were used. Conclusions. Adolescents attending SBHCs had higher rates of visits for health and medical care than adolescents using traditional sources of medical care. The proportions of student users of SBHC mental health and substance abuse counseling services were commensurate with the estimated prevalences of these problems in this country's adolescent population. In addition, the mean numbers of visits to mental health counselors in SBHCs compared favorably with adolescent visit rates for mental health services in other settings. Too little information is available about adolescent use of substance abuse services in non-school-based settings to make similar comparisons. In summary, adolescent users of SBHCs seemed to have higher use of medical, mental health, and probably substance abuse counseling services than did adolescents in the general population. These findings are consistent with the interpretation that SBHCs do enhance adolescents' access to care for medical, mental health, and substance abuse problems.

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