Will and Skill – An Exploratory Study of Substance Abusers’ Attitudes towards Lifestyle Change

2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 148-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mats Ekendahl
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Substance Abusers ◽  
Lifestyle Change

Dysfunctional attitudes in depressed and non-depressed substance abusers: an exploratory study

1994 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Calache ◽  
R Martinez ◽  
SJ Verhulst ◽  
M Bourgeois ◽  
F Peyre
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Therapy ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Substance Abusers ◽  
Age Of Onset ◽  
Cognitive Styles ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Dysfunctional Attitudes ◽  
Dysfunctional Attitude ◽  
Dysfunctional Attitude Scale ◽  
Maladaptive Thinking

SummaryThe authors examined whether substance abusers have more maladaptive thinking patterns than controls. The Dysfunctional Attitude Scale (DAS) was administered to 38 substance abusers and 30 healthy age-matched controls. Nineteen substance abusers (50%) were depressed and 19 were non-depressed. Both depressed and non-depressed substance abusers had significantly higher DAS scores than controls. Depressed substance abusers had higher scores than non-depressed substance abusers. There was no correlation between age, sex, age of onset or the nature of the substance used and DAS scores in either group of patients. There was a trend for an elevation of DAS scores with chronicity of dependence among depressed substance abusers. The results support the hypothesis of the presence of maladaptive thinking patterns among substance abusers, and suggest a need for further exploration of their cognitive styles and of the use of cognitive therapy in the treatment of addiction.

Impulsivity in inpatient substance abusers: an exploratory study

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 896-899 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giancarlo Cicolini ◽  
Valentina Simonetti ◽  
Dania Comparcini ◽  
Francesco Galli ◽  
Di Labio Luisa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Substance Abusers

“It Made Me Feel Connected”—An Exploratory Study on the Use of Mobile SMS in Follow-Up Care for Substance Abusers

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 195-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trond Nergaard Bjerke ◽  
Per Egil Kummervold ◽  
Ellen K. Christiansen ◽  
Per Hjortdahl
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Substance Abusers ◽  
Follow Up Care

Dysthymia among Substance Abusers: An Exploratory Study of Individual and Mental Health Factors

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 357-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naelys Diaz ◽  
Eloise G. Horton ◽  
John McIlveen ◽  
Michael Weiner ◽  
Jenniffer Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Substance Abusers ◽  
Health Factors ◽  
Mental Health Factors

An exploratory study of male recovering substance abusers living in a self-help, self-governed setting

1997 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 332-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard A. Jason ◽  
Joseph R. Ferrari ◽  
Barbara Smith ◽  
Patricia Marsh ◽  
Paula A. Dvorchak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Substance Abusers ◽  
Self Help

Classifying Disfluencies in Preschool- and School-Age Spanish–English Bilinguals Who Do Not Stutter: An Exploratory Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-130
Author(s):  
Raúl Rojas ◽  
Farzan Irani
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Medium Effect ◽  
Bilingual Children ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Total Percentage ◽  
Narrative Production ◽  
Language Measures ◽  
Mean Length Of Utterance

Purpose This exploratory study examined the language skills and the type and frequency of disfluencies in the spoken narrative production of Spanish–English bilingual children who do not stutter. Method A cross-sectional sample of 29 bilingual students (16 boys and 13 girls) enrolled in grades prekindergarten through Grade 4 produced a total of 58 narrative retell language samples in English and Spanish. Key outcome measures in each language included the percentage of normal (%ND) and stuttering-like (%SLD) disfluencies, percentage of words in mazes (%MzWds), number of total words, number of different words, and mean length of utterance in words. Results Cross-linguistic, pairwise comparisons revealed significant differences with medium effect sizes for %ND and %MzWds (both lower for English) as well as for number of different words (lower for Spanish). On average, the total percentage of mazed words was higher than 10% in both languages, a pattern driven primarily by %ND; %SLDs were below 1% in both languages. Multiple linear regression models for %ND and %SLD in each language indicated that %MzWds was the primary predictor across languages beyond other language measures and demographic variables. Conclusions The findings extend the evidence base with regard to the frequency and type of disfluencies that can be expected in bilingual children who do not stutter in grades prekindergarten to Grade 4. The data indicate that %MzWds and %ND can similarly index the normal disfluencies of bilingual children during narrative production. The potential clinical implications of the findings from this study are discussed.

An exploratory study from the patients' perspective of living with allergies

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 371-377
Author(s):  
Wendy Zernike ◽  
Tracie Corish ◽  
Sylvia Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Patients Perspective
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