Publications by authors named "E Havelka"
Background And Aims: Recreational use of cannabis is illegal in most countries. Despite this, it is the third most commonly used psychoactive substance worldwide. As a result of this discrepancy, a growing number of countries have begun to reassess their legal approach to cannabis in recent years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Vaccine hesitancy is increasingly recognized as a health challenge affecting populations worldwide. Given the biological vulnerabilities and structural barriers people who use substances and/or have behavioral addictions face, this systematic review aims to evaluate whether this subpopulation is less prone to adhere to vaccination recommendations.
Methods: Electronic searches of published original research were conducted in PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, and PsycINFO from database inception to December 2022.
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- The study investigates the increasing cases of entrapped rectal foreign bodies in East Kent, aiming to understand patient demographics, risk factors (like psychiatric illness), and removal techniques.
- Over a four-year period, 32 cases were analyzed, revealing that most patients were males aged 40-50, with a significant number having psychiatric histories.
- The most common foreign bodies included sex toys and deodorant bottles, with the majority being removed under general anesthesia, highlighting the need for improved management guidelines in these situations.
Unlabelled: Mental imagery manipulations are used to treat several psychological disorders, but their utility in treating cocaine use disorder (CUD) is unknown. Using prompted re-experiences and simulations with contrasting valence, we assessed the acute impact of a deliberate mental imagery task on cocaine craving.
Design: A quantitative-qualitative 'mixed-methods' analysis of data collected for a randomized controlled trial that was stopped prematurely.
Background: Public health awareness can help prevent illness and result in earlier intervention when it does occur. For this reason, health promotion and disease awareness campaigns have great potential to alleviate the global burden of disease. Global Public Health Days (GPHD) are frequently implemented with this intent, but research evaluating their effectiveness, especially in the developing world setting, is scant.
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