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Behavioral Health Professional’S Perceptions Of Early Co-Occurring Disorder Recovery And Smoking Cessation Appropriateness, Paul Terrazas
Behavioral Health Professional’S Perceptions Of Early Co-Occurring Disorder Recovery And Smoking Cessation Appropriateness, Paul Terrazas
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Early stages of the co-occurring, mental health and substance use disorder (MH-SUD) recovery process present various social and physical challenges to the recovering person, including habitual cigarette smoking. Presenting smoking cessation to a person with a co-occurring disorder could also depend on behavioral health professional’s perceptions of implementing supplemental services in early recovery. Behavioral health professionals also face the challenge of assessing people’s motivation to quit smoking. Data was collected through an online survey that shaped this quantitative, cross-sectional study focused on understanding perceptions of smoking cessation in early MH-SUD recovery. The study’s data highlighted that the participants (N = …
Alcohol Use And The Older Adult: Addressing Older Adults’ Perceptions, Megan R. Grisso
Alcohol Use And The Older Adult: Addressing Older Adults’ Perceptions, Megan R. Grisso
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In order to create more efficient, useful alcohol treatment and intervention methods tailored specifically for the older population, it is important to understand the reasons that older adults perceive that they consume alcohol. For this reason, this study explored older adults’ perceptions regarding why they use alcohol. Older adults, age 60 and older, were surveyed through questionnaires completed at senior community centers within San Bernardino County. This was a mixed method design that used qualitative and quantitative analysis for the purpose of exploring the most frequently reported reasons for why older adults use alcohol. The main finding of the study …