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  1. Gender and Addictions

    07/02/2019 -

    The gender approach provides a guide for interpreting differences related to sexual identity, enabling a more comprehensive understanding of how the traditional approach of gender negatively impacts problematic drug use.

  2. Gender Violence from a Symbolic Viewpoint

    14/12/2017 -

    A Discourse Analysis and Social Capital based approach By Natalie Arriagada Araya, Social Worker – The rise of the concept of “gender” and the ideas generated by feminist thought can largely be attributed to the seventies in Latin America, mainly as a result of the First International Conference of Women held in Mexico in 1975, as… Read more »

  3. Death after Treatment for Heroin Dependence

    27/10/2017 -

    Methadone maintenance treatment programs (MMTs) and therapeutic communities (TCs) which offer long term stays have been shown to have a strong protective effect against drug poisoning deaths for heroin users for as long as users remain in treatment.

  4. Addiction & Art Therapy

    20/10/2017 -

    “I feel that the workshops have done me good because I can communicate and vent feelings. In fact when I don’t come, I feel drowned”.

  5. Substance Use Disorders & Violence Against Women

    23/03/2017 -

    By Maria de los Angeles Lobos Palacios, Psychologist (University of Chile). Dianova Outpatient Treatment Centre Director, Viña del Mar Within mental health disorders, the problem of drug consumption has become more visible in recent years in the female population. It is a complex and multi-causal phenomenon, and tends to be interlaced with other problems of… Read more »

  6. Problematic Internet Use in Young Portuguese People

    13/12/2016 -

    By Ivone Patrão PhD, ISPA-University Institute (‘Promoting Human Potential’ Research Group) The article by Ivone Patrão aims to present clinical experience gained from interventions with young people engaging in problematic internet use and their families. It discusses the question of criteria used to diagnose problematic internet use and presents studies carried out with young Portuguese people,… Read more »

  7. Summary of the Interventions at the XVI EWODOR Symposium

    18/11/2016 -

    The XVI International Ewodor Symposium, organized by Dianova, took place on September 22 and 23 in Rome Download summary of interventions in Italian (.pdf) or Spanish languages. English and French translations in progress The main theme of the 2016 European Working Group on Drugs Oriented Research (EWODOR) Symposium was The Therapeutic Community Model as an Instrument… Read more »

  8. New Frontiers in Treating Addiction, the Mindfulness Model

    03/05/2016 -

    Autjhor: Dr. Micaela Barnato Applications of the ‘mindfulness’ model (or full awareness) in treating addiction. Download (in italian) New Frontiers in Treating Addiction, the Mindfulness Model (PDF)

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  9. The Efficacy of a Harm-reduction Intervention in the Nautilus Center

    03/05/2016 -

    Author: Gemma Battagliese, Faculty of Psychology and Medicine, Univ. Sapienza, Rome Published by: Dianova Italy This study examines the efficacy of interventions with users of alcohol and other drugs in the Nautilus Day Center (Tivoli) Download (in italian) The Efficacy of a Harm-reduction Intervention in the Nautilus Center (PDF)

    nautilus center, italy

  10. Corporate Social Responsibility, the Role of Companies in Addiction

    03/05/2016 -

    Author: María del Mar Villalba Vega, BSc in Psychology, University of Sevilla Published by: Dianova Spain (Infonova 25 – first semester 2014) Analysis of the problems caused by addiction in the work environment, repercussions, diagnoses, solutions, and prevention programs from the corporate social responsibility strategy.  Addictions are described from the viewpoint of  occupational health and… Read more »

    Stress at work