Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems, the official journal of EUROPAD (European Opiate Addiction Treatment Association), is a peer-reviewed publication for professionals wanting to stay informed of research and opinion on opioid misuse treatment in Europe and around the world. A particular emphasis is on medication-assisted treatments for opioid addiction. Articles in the June issue include:
- The Psychopathology of Addiction
- It’s time to admit the existence of a psychopathology of addiction
- Drug addiction: affective temperaments as risk factors
- Drug (heroin) addiction, bipolar spectrum and impulse control disorders
- Psychopathological symptoms of heroin addicts at treatment entry
- The effects of agonist opioids on the psychopathology of opioid dependence
- Intentional self-poisoning versus other methods of suicide in illicit drug users, according
to gender - The Italian Manifesto for the treatment of heroin addiction. The mixed care model.
A proposed layout for a new healthcare system for citizens with heroin addiction
The June issue is available at: http://atforum.com/documents/HeroinJune2013.pdf
Source: Europad – June 2013