Readable research linked to original sources
Articles
Browse normalized, publication-ready research with direct links to its evidence and source.
Loading articles data…
Readable research linked to original sources
Browse normalized, publication-ready research with direct links to its evidence and source.
Loading articles data…
Readable research linked to original sources
Browse normalized, publication-ready research with direct links to its evidence and source.
5 articles
Newest firstBackground Germany provides a worldwide almost unique legal framework for offenders with substance use disorders through § 64 of the German Criminal Code, mandating a two-year multimodal therapy including an in-house clinical treatment period followed by a reintegration phase with gradually reduced supervision. During this phase, lapses are often concealed, with synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) serving as a potential…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Offenders who pose a risk of harm and whose convictions are linked to substance use can be mandated to undergo treatment in forensic psychiatric hospitals under Section 64 StGB of the German Penal Code (Strafsgesetzbuch; StGB), if there are reasonable prospects that treatment might be successful. Relapses during treatment is a common occurrence in patients with substance use disorders but little is know…
Open article record in new tab ↗Today’s extensive availability of medical data enables the development of predictive models, but this requires suitable statistical methods, such as machine learning (ML). Especially in forensic psychiatry, a complex and cost-intensive field with risk assessments and predictions of treatment outcomes as central tasks, there is a need for such predictive tools, for example, to anticipate complex treatment courses a…
Open article record in new tab ↗Substance-induced psychotic disorders (SIPD) are frequent and account for about 25% of the first admissions to a psychiatric hospital. From a clinical point of view the differential diagnosis of SIPD vs. primary (genuine or cryptogenic) psychotic disorders is often a challenge due to the similar psychopathology. This is complicated by the fact that SIPDs associated with cannabis, hallucinogens and amphetamines hav…
BACKGROUND: Substance use disorders are associated with poorer clinical outcomes in patients with schizophrenia. There is no specific treatment for amphetamine or cannabis use disorder, but methadone and buprenorphine are used as replacement therapy in the treatment of opioid dependence. Our aim was to study whether patients with schizophrenia have received opioid replacement therapy for their opioid use disorder.…
Open article record in new tab ↗