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The Effect Of A Psychosocial Occupational Therapy-Based Group On Self-Confidence And Perceived Life Satisfaction In An Outpatient Addiction Rehabilitation Center, Lindsay J. Hodge

Occupational Therapy Capstone Projects

Due to the chronic effects and neurological basis of substance use disorder, medical and holistic interventions are needed to address the disorder. Individuals with substance use disorder feel an impact to their occupational functioning and overall engagement in daily activities and may lack the ability to participate in meaningful tasks without the use of substances. As the individual's substance of choice becomes their ‘primary occupation’, daily activities and routines can be removed or altered to make space for their chosen occupation. Occupational therapy takes a comprehensive approach to treatment and aims to treat all areas of occupational dysfunction, including those …

The Effect Of Social Support On Problem Substance Use Within Black Homeless Youth, Alexus Moore

Sociology Theses

Homeless youth are an evasive population which can make it difficult to address matters such as problematic substance use. Along with being a hidden population, homelessness is already stigmatized, which can decrease the social support that these youths may receive. On the streets, homeless youth can fall into a culture where substance use and misuse are normalized. The purpose of this study was to identify whether the presence of social support networks has an effect on problematic substance use within Black homeless youth. Using binary logistic regression, this study tests if Black homeless youth have a lower risk of problem …

Associations Of Vigorous Physical Activity With Depression: An Examination Of Nhanes Data 2007-2008, Ugonma U. Emeruem

Public Health Theses

ABSTRACT

Background: Major depressive disorder or depression is a mental illness which affects people of a range of different ages. In terms of years lost due to disability, it is a leader. Physical activity is currently being used as a therapeutic treatment of depression that decreases levels of depression in individuals suffering from it. Physical activity can also be used as a form of prevention against depression. This study examines the association between vigorous physical activity and depression.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that utilized the secondary data from the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007-2008. Statistical …

Do Child Physical Abuse And Adolescent Peer Relationships Influence Typologies Of Illegal And Substance-Use Behaviors During Emerging Adulthood?, Susan Snyder, Casey R. Monroe

SW Publications

This study uses latent class analysis (LCA) to explore patterns of illegal behaviors (e.g., property and violent offenses), and substance use (e.g., alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs) among emerging adults (18 to 27 years). Data include 12,677 respondents from Wave 3 of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). Our study found that behaviors clustered into the following four classes: (a) the illegal and substance-use behaviors class (5.33%); (b) the fighting and substance-use class (5.24%); (c) the substance use class (28.30%); and (d) the normative class (61.12%). The analysis also incorporates indicator variables from Wave 1 onto the …