Novel Psychoactive Substance Use and Psychological Trauma: A Multimethodological Analysis.

Background: Authors discuss the connections between novel psychoactive substance (NPS) use and psychological trauma. The transition from classical substances to NPS, a paradigm change, poses a challenge for the treatment systems. Research evidence suggests difficulties in emotion regulation and trauma-related NPS-use.

Exploring Gender Differences in Adult Siblings' Recollections on Perinatal Loss.

This study is an exploration on potential gender differences in sibling grief over perinatal loss. 30 adult siblings' recollections were analysed to identify possible differences along the instrumental-intuitive continuum. A statistical analysis (ANOVA) on word frequencies indicated that the intensity of the emotional experiences did not differ between men and women, as there were not any significant differences in the function words reflecting such contents.

[Novel psychoactive substance users' highly valenced life story episodes: A content analysis].

Introduction: Novel psychoactive substance use (NPS) has proven a challenge for the domestic addiction treatment system. In the first few years, studies focused on types of substances and prevalence. Recently social and cultu ral background, personality/identity issues and experiences of NPS users have been thematised in scientific studies.