Evidence level of physical exercise in the treatment of substance abuse/dependence: An overview of systematic reviews including 53 meta-analyses that comprised …

J Martinez-Calderon, O Villar-Alises… - Mental Health and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To summarize evidence on the effectiveness that exercise-based interventions
may have to alter psychological symptoms, substance use outcomes, and quality of life in …

Many correlates of poor quality of life among substance users entering treatment are not addiction-specific

AE Muller, S Skurtveit, T Clausen - Health and quality of life outcomes, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background Quality of life (QoL) is an important measure and outcome within
chronic disease management and treatment, including substance use disorders (SUD). The …

Large and non-specific somatic disease burdens among ageing, long-term opioid maintenance treatment patients

D Medved, T Clausen, A Bukten, R Bjørnestad… - … , prevention, and policy, 2020 - Springer
Objectives To describe and explore somatic disease burdens of ageing long-term patients in
opioid maintenance treatment (OMT), a unique population emerging in countries offering …

Building abstinent networks is an important resource in improving quality of life

AE Muller, S Skurtveit, T Clausen - Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2017 - Elsevier
Aims To investigate changes in social network and quality of life of a substance use disorder
cohort as they progressed through treatment. Design Multi-site, prospective, observational …

High smoking and low cessation rates among patients in treatment for opioid and other substance use disorders

ED Bjørnestad, JK Vederhus, T Clausen - BMC psychiatry, 2022 - Springer
Background: Smoking is a well-documented cause of health problems among individuals
with substance use disorders. For patients in opioid maintenance treatment (OMT), the risk …

Performance of the WHOQOL-BREF among Norwegian substance use disorder patients

AE Muller, S Skurtveit, T Clausen - BMC medical research methodology, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Quality of life (QoL) is an established outcome measure of substance
use disorder treatment. The WHOQOL-BREF is the gold standard tool, but its …

Lifetime risk and correlates of incarceration in a nationally representative sample of US adults with non-substance-related mental illness

M Nakic, EA Stefanovics, TG Rhee… - Social psychiatry and …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose High rates of psychiatric disorders in correctional facilities have fueled widespread
concern about the “criminalization of mental illness.” While the link between incarceration …

Psychiatric disorders and crime in the US population: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions Wave III

KE Moore, LMS Oberleitner, HV Zonana… - The Journal of clinical …, 2019 - psychiatrist.com
Objective: Current knowledge regarding the intersection of psychiatric disorders and crime
in the United States is limited to psychiatric, forensic, and youth samples. This study presents …

From restrictive to more liberal: variations in mortality among patients in opioid maintenance treatment over a 12-year period

A Bukten, MR Stavseth, T Clasuen - BMC Health Services Research, 2019 - Springer
Background As the effect of opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) on overdose mortality
varies both between and within countries, treatment programs need to be evaluated in …

Factors associated with victimization in dual diagnosis patients

MM de Waal, C Christ, JJM Dekker, MJ Kikkert… - Journal of substance …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Patients with a substance use disorder and co-occurring mental disorder are
prone to victimization. There is a lack of research identifying variables related to violent and …