Special Populations

Recent Scientific Articles on these Topics:

• Children and Adolescents text
  • What's the latest research on children with mental health and substance abuse problems in children and adolescents?
  • What factors predict (or are associated) with the development of mental health and substance abuse problems in children and adolescents.
  • How do you evaluate children for substance abuse and mental health problems?
  • What programs are available to prevent the development of mental health and substance abuse problems?
  • What works and what doesn't work in treating mental health and substance abuse problems in children and adolescents?
• Elderly text
  • Alcoholism in the elderly.
  • The potential impact of the baby-boom generation on substance abuse among elderly persons.
  • Geriatric substance use disorders.
  • Pharmacokinetic changes in the elderly. Do they contribute to drug abuse and dependence?
    
• HIV/AIDS and Other Medically Ill text
  • Substance abuse and HIV infection
  • The changing pattern of mental health problems in HIV infection: the view from London, UK.
  • Cost-effectiveness of an HIV risk reduction intervention for adults with severe mental illness.
  • Stressors and strengths among women living with HIV/AIDS in New York City.
    
• Forensic text
  • Substance abuse and criminality.
  • Psychoactive substance use in forensic psychiatry.
  • Substance abuse and criminal behavior.