Introduction: The article reviews attachment-oriented research in individuals with substance
use disorders (SUDs). Based on attachment theory, substance abuse can be understood as …

Abstract Jaak Panksepp's Affective Neuroscience Theory (ANT) belongs to the most
prominent emotion theories in the psychological and psychiatric sciences. ANT proposes the …

The evolution of the contemporary Therapeutic Community (TC) for addictions over the past
50 years may be characterized as a movement from the marginal to the mainstream of …

Background: Current literature suggests a tenuous link among childhood trauma, personality
organization, adult attachment, and emotional functioning in various psychiatric disorders …

This review aims to elucidate environmental and genetic factors, as well as their epigenetic
and neuroendocrine moderators, that may underlie the association between early childhood …

Background: Nowadays, media addictions are especially of high relevance to
psychotherapeutic practice. More recently, this particularly includes excessive smartphone …

Background Affective neuroscience (AN) theory assumes the existence of seven basic
emotional systems (ie, SEEKING, ANGER, FEAR, CARE, LUST, SADNESS, PLAY) that are …

The study of human emotions and personality provides valuable insights into the parameters
of mental health and well-being. Affective neuroscience proposes that several levels of …

Religiosity and spirituality (R/S) have been described extensively as being an integral part of
subjective well-being and mental health, especially in Anglo-American regions. Accordingly …

Prior research highlights the importance of spirituality/religion (S/R) as it relates to several
aspects of mental health and clinical interventions. This research has been expanded to …