WHO cross-cultural applicability research on diagnosis and assessment of substance use disorders
A paper by Robin Room et al., 1996 "The attitudes of societies to alcohol and drug use affects the use of criteria and the making of diagnoses." R. Room et al. Abstract "The cross-cultural applicability of criteria for the diagnosis of substance use disorders and of instruments used for their assessment were studied in nine […]
Substance use and addiction research in India
A paper by Pratima Murthy et al., 2010 "There is disappointingly little research on pharmacological and psychosocial interventions" P. Murthy et al. Abstract "Substance use patterns are notorious for their ability to change over time. Both licit and illicit substance use cause serious public health problems and evidence for the same is now available in […]
The explanatory models and coping strategies for alcohol use disorders: An exploratory qualitative study from India
A paper by Abhijit Nadkarni et al., 2013 "Alcohol consumption and AUDs are seen to be mainly associated with psychosocial stress..." A. Nadkarni et al. Abstract Purpose "The explanatory models (EM) and coping strategies for mental health problems influence treatment seeking and the subsequent patient journey. The goal of this study was to explore the […]
Culture and alcohol use in India
A paper by Pratima Murthy, 2015 "Alcohol use in India is still viewed from different lenses – as a public health problem, as a social scourge as well as a social necessity." P. Murthy Abstract "Both the use of alcohol and its proscription are known in ancient as well as in contemporary India. From early […]
The Cultural Framing of Addiction
A paper by Robin Room, 2003 "... a secular equivalent for possession as an explanation of how a good person can behave badly..." R. Room Abstract "The concept of addiction is historically and culturally specific, becoming a common way of understanding experience first in early nineteenth-century America. This paper considers the relation to the concept […]
From Criminals to Celebrities: Perceptions of “the Addict” in the Print Press from Four European Countries from Nineties to Today
A paper by Franca Beccaria et al., 2014 "... different conceptualizations ('the sinner,' 'the sick,' 'the social problem,' 'the criminal,' and 'the famous') assume diverse importance." F. Beccaria et al. Abstract "The article reviews portrayals of 'the addict' in press items from Italy, Finland, Poland, and The Netherlands. The dataset consists of 1,327 items from […]