Exploration of Associations Between Early Maladaptive Schemas, Impaired Emotional Regulation, Coping Strategies and Resilience in Opioid Dependent Poly-Drug Users.

Background: Early Maladaptive Schema (EMS) are self-beliefs regarding oneself, others and the world, developed in childhood as the result of cumulative negative experiences (Young, 1993). High levels of EMS are present in the opioid using population along with high levels of emotional dysregulation and maladaptive coping alongside traits of resilience.

Objectives: The study explored the associations between EMS in relation to emotional dysregulation, maladaptive coping, adaptive coping and resilience between a clinical group composed of opioid dependent polydrug users attending a facility for opioid substitution treatment (n = 52) and a healthy comparison group (n = 70).

Changes in psychological well-being among heroin-dependent adolescents during psychologically supported opiate substitution treatment.

Aim: Heroin-dependent adolescents demonstrate high rates of comorbid psychological problems. Among heroin-dependent adults, opiate substitution treatment (OST) programmes appear to reduce mental health problems. We sought to examine the impact of OST on psychological well-being in adolescents, as this is unknown.

The Impact of Sex Upon Needs and Quality of Life Within a Population on Methadone Treatment.

Background: Best practice models are calling for a holistic, needs-led, and sex-informed treatment approach to substance misuse treatment. To date, research into the impact of sex on needs and quality of life within methadone-treatment populations using validated research tools is limited.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of sex upon self-rated unmet need and quality of life among people on methadone treatment.

Situational and psycho-social factors associated with relapse following residential detoxification in a population of Irish opioid dependent patients.

Aims: To identify and describe the context and factors involved in the opioid lapse process following discharge from an Irish inpatient opioid detoxification treatment programme. Design, participants, setting: Prospective follow-up study of consecutive detoxified opioid dependent patients treated in a specialist inpatient drug dependency unit.

Measurements: The Maudsley Addiction Profile and a structured interview were administered to 109 patients, 18-36 months after discharge.