[Multidimensional evaluation of a 12-month intensive outpatient program for the treatment of substance use disorder. Experience in Argentina].

Objective: The purpose of this study was to asess the efficacy of an intensive outpatient treatment (IOT) for substance use disorder (SUD) using a multidimensional approach.

Methods: All the patients consecutively admitted to a private institution between May 2019 and May 2020 were invited to participate in the study. The program consisted in a 12-month set of psychosocial, medical and recreative interventions requiring an attendance of at least 9 hours per week.

[Characteristics of an intensive outpatient device in the treatment of Substance use Disorders].

The Substance Use Disorder (SUD) alters the patient's social, family and working performance significantly, together with mental and physical health. The Dispositivo Pavlovsky (DP) is an outpatient and intensive treatment modality for users/ clients that do not require an inpatient facility but do need a more intensive approach than traditional/classic outpatient treatment. The DP has a battery of therapeutic proposals protocolized within a pre-established framework and adapted to the patient's needs.

[Working conditions among Mental Healthcare workers at the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina].

Introduction: The current COVID-19 pandemic highlights the different difficulties that healthcare workers have to face in this context. In order to quantify some aspects of the current working situation, the Asociación de Psiquiatras Argentinos (APSA) designed a survey for Mental Healthcare workers. The goal was to: measure and know what are the working conditions of those working in Mental Health in Argentina, in this pandemic context.