scholarly journals Relationships among parental monitoring and sensation seeking on the development of substance use disorder among college students

2013 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 1457-1463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Övgü Kaynak ◽  
Kathleen Meyers ◽  
Kimberly M. Caldeira ◽  
Kathryn B. Vincent ◽  
Ken C. Winters ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Use Disorder ◽  
Parental Monitoring ◽  
Sensation Seeking

Personality disorders: Which personality features lead to a comorbid substance use disorder?

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S306-S306
Author(s):  
A. Lombardi ◽  
A. Rossi ◽  
C. Gramaglia ◽  
L. Girardi ◽  
P. Zeppegno
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Psychiatric Disorder ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Substance Use Disorder ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Outpatient Service ◽  
Clinical Information ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Addictive Behaviors ◽  
Personality Profile

IntroductionDual Diagnosis (DD) refers to coexistence of a psychiatric disorder, which is often a Personality Disorder (PD), and a Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Despite DD is a topic of interest in recent years, few studies have focused on the temperament and character traits of PD patients with or without a comorbid SUD. Anyhow, the assessment of personality traits may be helpful to understand the relation among psychiatric disorder, drug use and environment in patients with addictive behaviors.AimsThe aim of this study is to compare two subgroups of PD patients, with and without a comorbid SUD. Sociodemographic, clinical and personality profile, as assessed with the Temperament and Character Inventory, will be compared.MethodsWe are recruiting patients with a PD diagnosis referring either the psychiatry ward or outpatient service of the AOU “Maggiore della Carità”, Novara, Italy; secondly, we will group them according to the presence/absence of SUD. Cloninger's TCI-R will be administered together with a structured interview to gather sociodemographic and clinical information.ResultsData collection is ongoing; we expect to find a different personality profile in PD and DD Patients.ConclusionsTemperament, which is the biological part of the personality, seems to have an important role in addictive behavior; therefore assessing the personality traits of DD patients can help to improve the differential diagnosis and to establish strategies for treatment and prevention. In particular, sensation seeking and impulsivity are temperamental characteristics that may favor SUD in patients with psychiatric disorders.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Assessing Collegiate Recovery Programs and the Challenges of Campus Binge Drinking

2020 ◽  
Vol 09 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Downing ◽  
Jessica Hulsey Nickel
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Substance Use Disorder ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Effective Strategy ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Recovery Programs ◽  
Poor Academic Performance

Background: Binge drinking is a dangerous practice. Among college students, continuously high rates of binge drinking on campus result in deaths, accidents, poor academic performance, risky behavior, the development of substance use disorder, and a number of other serious problems and conditions. Collegiate Recovery Programs have shown promise as an intervention for curbing binge drinking at colleges and universities. Objective: This paper reviews the literature on the prevalence and risks of campus binge drinking, and the relative success of interventions designed to limit it. While certain initiatives have succeeded more than others, the most appropriate strategy combines efforts on the environmental and individual level to incorporate policies tailored to the unique needs of a given collegiate community, consistent with findings on the best options for treatment and recovery in general. Result: : Evidence suggests that Collegiate Recovery Programs are an effective strategy at some schools because they provide holistic and targeted care for students in recovery. They serve a vulnerable student population whose interests are often overlooked in the wider consideration of campus binge drinking and issues of safety and bureaucratic incentives. Conclusion: Collegiate Recovery Programs ought to be considered as at least one helpful avenue for schools considering mechanisms to cut down on elevated binge drinking rates. Tailored strategies mixing other effective approaches should consider these programs as part of their overall focus.

Sensation-seeking, social anhedonia, and impulsivity in substance use disorder patients with and without schizophrenia and in non-abusing schizophrenia patients

2012 ◽  
Vol 200 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 237-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Zhornitsky ◽  
Élie Rizkallah ◽  
Tania Pampoulova ◽  
Jean-Pierre Chiasson ◽  
Olivier Lipp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Use Disorder ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Social Anhedonia

Substance Use Disorder and College Students:

1988 ◽  
Vol 2 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 177-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
William T. White ◽  
David Mee-Lee
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Use Disorder

scholarly journals Links between Psychotropic Substance Use and Sensation Seeking in a Prevalence Study: The Role of Some Features of Parenting Style in a Large Sample of Adolescents

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Scalese ◽  
Olivia Curzio ◽  
Valentina Cutrupi ◽  
Luca Bastiani ◽  
Mercedes Gori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Parental Monitoring ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Parental Knowledge ◽  
Financial Status ◽  
Psychotropic Substance ◽  
Adolescent Parent ◽  
School Survey ◽  
Alcohol And Other Drugs

Aims. The objectives of the study were to (a) investigate the prevalence risk of current drug users and (b) explore the association between parental monitoring, adolescent-parent relationship, family structure, financial status, and sensation-seeking and psychotropic substance use.Methods. Data were drawn from the 2002 Italian student population survey of the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs. The sample size was 10,790 adolescents, aged 15–19 years. Multivariate logistic analyses were performed.Findings. The prevalence of users was 27.3% (34.2% males; 21.6% females). Single-parent and reconstructed families were related to the greatest likelihood of substance use. A medium financial status and, for females, a satisfying relationship with father were protective factors. Probability of engaging in risk-taking behavior increased when parental knowledge decreased. Exploring deeper how parental monitoring could modify the relation between different traits of sensation seeking and substances use revealed the following: “thrill and adventure seeking,” within the case of a good monitoring, can help against the use of substances; “boredom susceptibility” is not associated with drug use, except when parental monitoring is weak.Conclusions. Specific subdimensions, associated with substance use, may be more amenable to prevention than general interventions on sensation-seeking personality. Family is the context that could promote health education.

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