Substance Abuse Among People With a Psychiatric Disorder
People with coexisting substance abuse and mental disorders have a greater tendency to get depressed, suicidal or violent. They are more vulnerable to hospitalisation.
Findings show that the initiation of substance use was mostly motivated by peer influence and the desire to “fit in”. It has been acknowledged that the role of peers has probably the strongest influence on adolescents in the initiation of substance use. The need for peer acceptance may be especially strong during a difficult time of adolescence.
Resilience
Resilience as an individual’s ability to preserve psychological wellbeing in spite of being exposed to adversity. Resilience indicates strength to overcome, adapt to or avoid disadvantageous circumstances, bouncing back after inordinate stress.
Separation Anxiety
Separation anxiety (SA) can be experienced by anyone and at any age, when a needed/loved person is absent, however the roots of separation anxiety lie in infancy. How it is managed depends on the person’s mental structure and attachment history.