Publications by authors named "Cora von Hammerstein"
Chemsex is the intentional use of substances in sexualized settings among men who have sex with men. An increasing public health issue, chemsex has estimated prevalence rates of 3% to 29% in men who have sex with men. Known risks of chemsex include higher exposure to HIV and other STIs, addiction, and cardiovascular problems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe structural addictive characteristics of gambling products are important targets for prevention, but can be unintuitive to laypeople. In the PictoGRRed (Pictograms for Gambling Risk Reduction) study, we aimed to develop pictograms that illustrate the main addictive characteristics of gambling products and to assess their impact on identifying the addictiveness of gambling products by laypeople. We conducted a three-step study: (1) use of a Delphi consensus method among 56 experts from 13 countries to reach a consensus on the 10 structural addictive characteristics of gambling products to be illustrated by pictograms and their associated definitions, (2) development of 10 pictograms and their definitions, and (3) study in the general population to assess the impact of exposure to the pictograms and their definitions (n = 900).
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- The study examines the overlap and differences in help-seeking behaviors for problem gambling and gaming disorders, highlighting the unique and shared aspects of addiction in these contexts.
- Analyzing 14,564 contacts to a helpline over seven years, the research categorizes concerns into six key areas, such as gaming specificities, psychological distress, and financial issues.
- The findings suggest that negative emotions and shared distress are common factors influencing individuals and their relatives in seeking help for both gambling and gaming problems.
Objectives: We aimed to develop the transaddiction craving triggers questionnaire (TCTQ), which assesses the propensity of specific situations and contexts to trigger craving and to test its psychometric properties in alcohol use disorder (AUD).
Methods: This study included a sample of 111 AUD outpatients. We performed exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and calculated item-dimension correlations.
Objectives: Cultural differences between the USA and France led us to examine the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy data on craving, quality of life and psychological flexibility of the add-on Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) programme in alcohol use disorder (AUD) in France.
Design: We conducted a prospective observational study with a 6-month follow-up.
Setting: The study was performed in a naturalistic setting with adult outpatients from an addiction department.