Sweden

Women’s Access to Substance Use Treatment Centers: the Swedish Approach

16 February 2023

Washington D.C.

You are invited to attend this webinar that CICAD is co-organizing with Sweden this coming February 16th, 2023. Live English/Spanish interpretation is provided.

Click here to register.

Association of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms With Substance Misuse in 2 Longitudinal Cohorts in Sweden

Scientific article

6 June 2022

Abstract Importance Neurobiological models have postulated shared neural mechanisms between obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and substance use disorders, but results from clinical and epidemiological studies are conflicting or even...

Patient perspectives on depot buprenorphine treatment for opioid addiction – a qualitative interview study

Scientific article

25 May 2022

Background Recently developed buprenorphine depot injections have the potential to reduce risk for diversion and misuse, and to increase adherence with fewer visits for supervised intake. However, it is unclear how patients perceive this...

Sildenafil and Suicide in Sweden

Scientific article

1 April 2021

Abstract Much theory asserts that sexual intimacy sustains mental health. Experimental tests of such theory remain rare and have not provided compelling evidence because ethical, practical, and cultural constraints bias samples and results...

Changes in Alcohol Consumption after Treatment for Depression: A Secondary Analysis of the Swedish Randomised Controlled Study REGASSA

Scientific article

10 November 2019

Abstract Objectives: Mental health problems and hazardous alcohol consumption often co-exist. Hazardous drinking could have a negative impact on different aspects of health and also negatively influence the effect of mental health treatment...

Low Academic Achievement Can Lead to Substance Use Disorders Later in Life

Scientific article

5 September 2018

A recent study has found that poor academic achievement can lead to substance use disorders later on in life. Data collected from Swedish participants over a period of 15 to 20 years indicate a strong correlation between the low academic...