Coordination in treatments for people who use anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) - Experiences of professionals.

Research has identified the use of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) as a gap between treatment needs and available facilities for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment in Norway. State policy emphasizes the need for measures to ensure coordinated treatment services. This study aims to explore whether clinical pathways of mental health and substance abuse and team-based organisation function as intended in the treatment of patients with AAS use.

Organisational and Professional Integration Between Specialist and Primary Healthcare Services: A Municipal Perspective.

Introduction: Care transitions between specialist and primary healthcare services for people with concurrent substance abuse and mental health problems are characterised by vulnerability and arbitrariness.

Objectives: By studying factors that influence integration in a Norwegian context, this study aims to investigate, from a municipal perspective, why care transitions are still tricky after the introduction of the key Coordination Reform.

Methods: This study has an explorative approach based on interviews with managers and front-line professionals in primary care.