2024
Advancing readiness for change in substance use for people with substance use disorders using the Kawa model based intervention program: A quasi-experimental study
Hsiao H, Wang T, Lee C, Lu Y, Huang Y, Chien Y, Potenza M, Lin C. Advancing readiness for change in substance use for people with substance use disorders using the Kawa model based intervention program: A quasi-experimental study. Hong Kong Journal Of Occupational Therapy 2024 DOI: 10.1177/15691861241268143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersKawa modelDrug use behaviorsPsychoeducation courseUniversity of Rhode Island Change AssessmentStage-of-change scoresBackground Substance use disordersChanging drug use behaviourUse behaviorsQuasi-experimental studyChange scoresIntervention programsSubstance useCompulsory treatmentHealth problemsHigher scoresAdequate treatmentPsychoeducationPreliminary findingsParticipantsSouthern TaiwanDisordersTherapyTreatmentPeople
2022
Obsessive-compulsive, harm-avoidance and persistence tendencies in patients with gambling, gaming, compulsive sexual behavior and compulsive buying-shopping disorders/concerns
Mestre-Bach G, Granero R, Fernández-Aranda F, Potenza M, Jiménez-Murcia S. Obsessive-compulsive, harm-avoidance and persistence tendencies in patients with gambling, gaming, compulsive sexual behavior and compulsive buying-shopping disorders/concerns. Addictive Behaviors 2022, 139: 107591. PMID: 36587418, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive featuresTreatment-seeking patientsObsessive-compulsive subscaleBehavioral addictionsDifferent behavioural addictionsHarm avoidanceDifferent addictionsSymptom ChecklistObsessive-compulsive measuresLower scoresBuying-shopping disorderInternet gaming disorderCompulsive sexual behavior disorderCompulsive sexual behaviorSexual behavior disorderCharacter Inventory-RevisedGambling disorderGaming disorderCharacter InventoryClinical populationsInventory-RevisedPersonality profilesBehavior disorderHigher scoresEmpirical group