Deborah Louise Sinclair
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View article: Treatment outcomes for substance use disorders across the African continent: a systematic review
Treatment outcomes for substance use disorders across the African continent: a systematic review Open
View article: Behavioral Addictions and Cardiovascular Health: A Scoping Review of the Peer-Reviewed Primary Research Literature
Behavioral Addictions and Cardiovascular Health: A Scoping Review of the Peer-Reviewed Primary Research Literature Open
Background: Most studies that have examined the association of addiction with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have been completed regarding substances. However, behavioral addictions may indirectly or directly negatively impact one’s health…
View article: Impact of substance type and patient characteristics on the choice of treatment setting for substance use disorder in Belgium
Impact of substance type and patient characteristics on the choice of treatment setting for substance use disorder in Belgium Open
View article: Islands in the stream: a qualitative study on the accessibility of mental health care for persons with substance use disorders in Belgium
Islands in the stream: a qualitative study on the accessibility of mental health care for persons with substance use disorders in Belgium Open
Introduction Persons with substance use disorders (SUD) make up a considerable proportion of mental health care service users worldwide. Since 2010, Belgian mental health care has undergone a nationwide reform (‘Title 107’) aiming to reali…
View article: Group-Based Interventions for Adolescents with Gaming Disorder or Problematic Gaming Behavior: A Systematic Review
Group-Based Interventions for Adolescents with Gaming Disorder or Problematic Gaming Behavior: A Systematic Review Open
View article: Effectiveness of a mindfulness and acceptance-based intervention for improving the mental health of adolescents with HIV in Uganda: An open-label trial
Effectiveness of a mindfulness and acceptance-based intervention for improving the mental health of adolescents with HIV in Uganda: An open-label trial Open
Adolescents with HIV (AWH) face the double burden of dealing with challenges presented by their developmental phase while coping with stigma related to HIV, affecting their mental health. Poor mental health complicates adherence to daily t…
View article: Recovery-supportive interventions for people with substance use disorders: a scoping review
Recovery-supportive interventions for people with substance use disorders: a scoping review Open
Background Recovery-supportive interventions and strategies for people with substance use disorders are a cornerstone of the emergent recovery paradigm. As compared to other services, such approaches have been shown to be holistically focu…
View article: The Effect of a Group-Based Mindfulness and Acceptance Training on Psychological Flexibility and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among Adolescents in Uganda: An Open-Label Randomized Trial
The Effect of a Group-Based Mindfulness and Acceptance Training on Psychological Flexibility and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among Adolescents in Uganda: An Open-Label Randomized Trial Open
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is lower in adolescents with HIV (AWH) than in any other age group, partly due to self-regulatory challenges during development. Mindfulness and acceptance training have been shown to support psych…
View article: Sex as a Substitute Addictive Behavior: a Scoping Review
Sex as a Substitute Addictive Behavior: a Scoping Review Open
View article: Narcotics Anonymous attendees’ perceptions and experiences of substitute behaviors in the Western Cape, South Africa
Narcotics Anonymous attendees’ perceptions and experiences of substitute behaviors in the Western Cape, South Africa Open
View article: Acceptability of an adapted mindfulness and acceptance-based intervention to support adolescents with HIV: A qualitative study with Ugandan health care providers
Acceptability of an adapted mindfulness and acceptance-based intervention to support adolescents with HIV: A qualitative study with Ugandan health care providers Open
While the adaptation of evidence-based psychosocial support tailors the intervention components to the targeted context, minimizing the associated costs of developing new interventions for low-income contexts, the acceptability of such ada…
View article: The Ambiguous Nature of Contextual Dynamics During Drug Addiction Recovery: A Qualitative Study of Personal Narratives
The Ambiguous Nature of Contextual Dynamics During Drug Addiction Recovery: A Qualitative Study of Personal Narratives Open
The concept of recovery has emerged as a prominent paradigm to understand processes of change in individuals with substance use problems. To date, most studies have focused on personal recovery as the key driving force of recovery journeys…
View article: Culturally adapting a mindfulness and acceptance-based intervention to support the mental health of adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in Uganda
Culturally adapting a mindfulness and acceptance-based intervention to support the mental health of adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in Uganda Open
The dual burden of living with HIV and negotiating life stage changes has been identified as a contributing factor to lapsed adherence among adolescents with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. While psychosocial support can promote medication adhe…
View article: Service Providers’ Perceptions of Substitute Addictions in the Western Cape, South Africa
Service Providers’ Perceptions of Substitute Addictions in the Western Cape, South Africa Open
Globally little is known regarding substance use service providers’ perceptions of substitute behaviours and this significant gap could hinder service provision and recovery outcomes. Semi-structured focus group discussions (including 22 s…
View article: Recovery and Substitute Addictions
Recovery and Substitute Addictions Open
Substitute addictions – addictions that replace terminated substance use disorders ( sud s) – involving addictive behaviours such as a new substance, food/eating, gambling, shopping, or sex, have implications for recovery but remain poorly…
View article: Substance and Behavioral Addictions, and Their Consequences among Vulnerable Populations
Substance and Behavioral Addictions, and Their Consequences among Vulnerable Populations Open
“Vulnerable populations” in health behavior research, practice and policy is generally used to refer to groups that, due to their life circumstances, may require extra consideration, reasonable accommodation, and legitimized protection [..…
View article: Youths’ Perceptions Of The Relation Between Alcohol Consumption And Risky Sexual Behaviour in the Western Cape, South Africa: A Qualitative Study
Youths’ Perceptions Of The Relation Between Alcohol Consumption And Risky Sexual Behaviour in the Western Cape, South Africa: A Qualitative Study Open
View article: Substitute Behaviors following Residential Substance Use Treatment in the Western Cape, South Africa
Substitute Behaviors following Residential Substance Use Treatment in the Western Cape, South Africa Open
The dynamics of substitute behaviors and associated factors remain poorly understood globally, and particularly in low- and middle-income contexts. This prospective study describes the prevalence and types of substitute behaviors as well a…
View article: Afrikaans adaptation of the children’s hope scale: Validation and measurement invariance
Afrikaans adaptation of the children’s hope scale: Validation and measurement invariance Open
The overarching aim of this study was to validate the Afrikaans version of Snyder’s (1997) Children’s Hope Scale in a sample of children from Cape Town, South Africa. Within this process, the study aimed to test the measurement invariance …
View article: Substitute addictions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
Substitute addictions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic Open
The global spread of COVID-19, subsequent stay-at-home requirements, spatial distancing measures, and long-term isolation present additional challenges for persons in recovery. Using an illustrative case from South Africa, we discuss COVID…
View article: “It Had a Lot of Cultural Stuff in It”: HIV-Serodiscordant African American Couples’ Experiences of a Culturall y Congruent Sexual Health Intervention
“It Had a Lot of Cultural Stuff in It”: HIV-Serodiscordant African American Couples’ Experiences of a Culturall y Congruent Sexual Health Intervention Open
Objective: The increased life expectancy of people living with HIV has brought about an increase in serodiscordant couples, in which there is risk of HIV transmission. Therefore, interventions that promote sexual health and reduce risk are…