Section Name Description
Module1: Lesson 1: General Information URL Mental Health in Primary Care: Illusion or Inclusion?

Read the following sections: Executive summary (Page 1), The issue (Pages 4-5), Opportunities and challenges (Page 7), and Actions (Pages 2 and 9-10). (22 minutes)

WHO - 2018

URL Task Sharing Approaches to Improve Mental Health Care in Rural and Other Low Resource Settings: A Systematic Review

Read from the beginning of the article to the heading "Methods" (Pages 1-3). (5 minutes)

Journal of rural health - 2019

URL mhGAP Intervention Guide.

Read the preface (pg. iii), the introduction (pgs. 1-4), the module "Essential Care & Practice," (pgs. 5-14), and the "Overview of Priority MNS Conditions" (pgs 16-18) to understand the World Health Organization's recommendations on addressing mental, neurological and substance use disorders in primary care. (35 minutes)

WHO - 2015

URL Drugs, Brains and Behavior: The Science of Addiction

Read the manual titled "Drugs, Brains, and Behavior" from page 1 to the end of page 25, as this will be your foundation for understanding the science behind addiction and health. (41 minutes)

NHI - 2020

Module 2: Lesson 1: Policies and Legislation URL Mental Illness-related Stigma in Healthcare

Read the entire paper. (18 minutes)

Healthcare Management Forum - 2017

URL Patient Communication In Substance Abuse Disorders

Read the entire paper. (10 minutes)

StatPearls - 2021

URL Human Rights and Health

Read the entire webpage. (14 minutes)

WHO - 2017

URL mhGAP Intervention Guide.

Under "Essential Care & Practice," read the sections "Use effective communication skills" and "Promote respect and dignity" in Module 1: Essentiel care and practice (pgs. 6-7). (4 minutes)

WHO - 2015

URL Reducing the stigma of mental health disorders with a focus on low- and middle-income countries

Read the entire paper. (33 minutes)

Asian Journal of Psychiatry - 2021

Module 2: Lesson 2: International and National Standards URL Mental Health and Human Rights in the 21st Century

Read the entire article. This article will give you an overview of international considerations for mental health human rights, legislations, standards, and policies. (7 minutes)

World Psychiatry - 2019

URL Principles for the Protection of Patient Privacy

Read the entire article. (14 minutes)

Canadian Medical Association - 2017

URL Consent: A Guide for Canadian Physicians

Read the document to learn about consent. (60 minutes)

The Canadian Medical Protective Association-Empowering better healthcare - 2021

URL What “Informed Consent” Really Means

Read the entire webpage. (10 minutes)

Association of American Colleges - 2019

Module 3: Lesson 1: Tobacco Specific Information and Approaches URL Quitting Tobacco

In this resource titled "Quitting Tobacco," read the information in the table to learn about the effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions. (1 minute)

WHO - 2020

URL When Primary Care Providers and Smokers Meet: A Systematic Review and Metasynthesis

Read from the beginning of the article to the heading "Methods." (24 minutes)

Nature - 2021

URL Clinical Cessation Tools

Read the webpage and the first two PDF documents: "You Can Help Your Patients Quit Tobacco Use" and "A Practical Guide to Help Your Patients Quit Using Tobacco." (13 minutes)

CDC - 2021

URL Health Effects of Cigarette Smoking

Read the entire webpage titled "Health Effects of Cigarette Smoking" to learn more about the personal health risks of tobacco use. (6 minutes)

CDC - 2021

URL Benefits of Quitting

Watch the video and read the entire webpage. (8 minutes)

CDC - 2020

URL Handling Nicotine Withdrawal and Triggers When You Decide To Quit Tobacco

Read the entire webpage. (28 minutes)

NIH - 2022

URL Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke

Read this resource to learn more about the effects of secondhand smoke on the health of children. (5 minutes)

CDC - 2020

URL Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Diagnosis and Management

This resource titled "Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)" provides you with another set of best practices in relation to COPD diagnosis and management. (36 minutes)

BCGuidelines - 2017

URL Tobacco Cessation Tools & Resources

This webpage lists various smoking cessation tools and resources. In the section "Physician Resources and Tools," read the first document, "Tobacco and Nicotine Cessation Toolkit," and watch the video "Video: Mental Health Conditions and Cigarettes."
Although not required, you can read any other resource from this webpage. (27 minutes)

The American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation - 2020

Module 3: Lesson 2: General Approaches to Address Alcohol and Other Substance Use Disorders in Primary Care URL Primary Healthcare Approach to Substance Abuse Management

Read the entire article. (13 minutes)

South African Family Practice - 2021

URL Identification of and Treatment for Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Primary Care Settings

Read the entire article. (8 minutes)

American Academy of Family Physicians - 2019

URL mhGAP Intervention Guide for Mental, Neurological and Substance Use Disorders in Non-specialized Health settings: mental health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Version 2.0

In the "mhGAP Intervention Guide," review the section entitled "Disorders due to substance use" on pages 105 to 130. (51 minutes)

WHO - 2015

URL TIP 45 Detoxification and Substance Abuse Treatment

Read Chapter 2 "Settings, Levels of Care, and Patient Placement" (pages 11 to 21). (35 minutes)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - 2018

URL Diagnosis and Treatment of Drug Abuse in Family Practice - American Family Physician Monograph

Read the entire article plus the section "Drug Use Questionnaire." (10 minutes)

National Institute of Drug abuse - 2018

URL Elements of the Psychiatric Assessment

Read the entire article. (5 minutes)

University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine - 2016

URL Gathering Information About Substance Use

Read the entire webpage. (5 minutes)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - 2021

URL Red and Yellow Flag Behaviors for Substance Use Disorders

Download the PDF and read the entire document. (1 minute)

UMass Chan Medical School - 2019

URL The Asam Criteria Assessment Interview Guide

Read the entire document. (35 minutes)

American Society of Addiction Medicine - 2020

URL Brief Interventions for Alcohol and Other Drug Use

Read the entire article. (17 minutes)

Australian Prescriber - 2018

Module 3: Lesson 3: Alcohol Use Disorder Specific Information URL Alcohol-Related Health Conditions

Read the entire webpage. (3 minutes)

Health Promotion Agency - 2020

URL What Are the Effects of Alcohol?

Read the entire webpage. (6 minutes)

Australian Government Department of Health - 2021

URL Alcohol-Related Liver Disease

Read the entire webpage and the video titled: "Video: liver disease." (10 minutes)

NHS - 2021

URL Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease: A Review on its Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Drug Therapy

Read the "Introduction" and "Alcohol consumption and ALD" sections. (8 minutes)

Elsevier B.V. - 2021

URL Clinical Practice Guideline on Alcohol Withdrawal Management

Read the summary of recommendations (pp. 4-15), stop at the Introduction. (55 minutes)

The American Society of Addiction Medicine - 2020

URL Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment of Alcohol Scale - Revised (CIWA-Ar)

Download the document and read the entire scale. (5 minutes)

Insight - 2019

URL Evaluation of the Course and Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome with the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol – Revised: A Systematic Review-Based Meta-analysis

Read the abstract and the introduction (pages 1 and 2). (10 minutes)

Drug and Alcohol Dependence - 2021

URL Alcohol Use Disorder and Depressive Disorders

Read the entire article. (26 minutes)

Alcohol Research - 2019

Module 4: Lesson 1: Ability to Screen Effectively and Quickly for Substance Use Disorders URL How to Use the ASSIST-Lite Screening Tool to Identify Alcohol and Drug Use and Tobacco Smoking

Read-only the section "How to use the ASSIST-Lite tool: a step-by-step guide." (25 minutes)

Public health England - 2021

URL Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Addiction Counseling Competencies The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice

Read section 2 "The Eight Practice Dimensions of Addiction Counselling" on pages 35 to 48. (20 minutes)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - 2019

URL Prescribing Drugs of Dependence in General Practice, Part C1

Read the section "Key principles for appropriate opioid prescribing in general practice" on page 1, the section "Clinical governance - 2.1 Patient focus" on pages 13 to 15, and the section "2.4 Accountable prescribing of opioids in general practice" on pages 21 to 23. (18 minutes)

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners - 2019

URL Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction

Read the entire webpage. (15 minutes)

US Department of Health and Human Services - 2019

URL Brief Intervention in Substance Use Disorders

Read the entire article. (29 minutes)

US National Library of Medicine - 2018

URL University of Rhode Island Change Assessment

Read the entire webpage on the URICA tool, which can be used to assess the stage of change. (6 minutes)

University of Rhide ISland

URL Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Read Chapter 1 "A New Look at Motivation" from pages 1 to 16, and Chapter 2 "Motivational Counseling and Brief Intervention" from page 17 to page 25. Although not required, you can read the remaining content of chapter 2 from page 26 to page 33. (79 minutes)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - 2019

Module 5: Lesson 1: Mental Health Comorbidities URL Why is There Comorbidity Between Substance use Disorders and Mental Illnesses?

Read the entire article. (15 minutes)

National Institute on Drug Abuse - 2020

URL mhGAP Intervention Guide: For Mental, Neurological and Substance Use Disorders in Non-specialized Health Settings v2.0

Read the sections on self-harm and suicide (pgs. 131-140). (13 minutes)

WHO - 2015

URL Patient Communication in Substance Abuse Disorders

Read the entire article. (10 minutes)

National Center for Biotechnology Information, US National Library of Medicine - 2021

URL mhGAP Intervention Guide: For Mental, Neurological and Substance Use Disorders in Non-specialized Health Settings Version 2.0

Read the section on depression (pgs. 19-32). (18 minutes)

WHO - 2015

URL Managing Depression in Primary Care

Read the entire article. (22 minutes)

Singapore Medical Journal - 2017

URL Depression in Primary Care: Assessing Suicide Risk

Read the entire article. (16 minutes)

Singapore Medical Journal - 2017

URL Self-harm and Suicide in Adults

Read Section 6 (pgs. 46-50). (14 minutes)

Royal College of Psychiatrists - 2020

URL Psychosocial Interventions for Self-harm, Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempt in Children and Young People: What? How? Who? and Where?

Read the entire article. (35 minutes)

BMJ Journals - 2017

URL Rapid Access to Brief Psychological Treatments for Self-harm and Suicidal Crisis

Read the entire article. (9 minutes)

British Journal of General Practice - 2020

Module 5: Lesson 2: Substance Use and HIV URL Substance Use Disorders and HIV

Read the entire webpage. (42 minutes)

HIVinfo.NIH.gov - 2021

URL Smoking and HIV: What Are the Risks and What Harm Reduction Strategies do We Have at our Disposal?

Read the entire article. (13 minutes)

AIDS Research and Therapy - 2018

URL HIV and Injection Drug Use

Read the entire webpage. (2 minutes)

CDC - 2021

URL Alcohol and HIV Risk

Read the entire webpage. (4 minutes)

HIVinfo.NIH.gov - 2018

URL Perceptions of Alcohol Use in the Context of HIV Treatment: a Qualitative Study

Read the following sections "Introduction," "Results" and "Discussion." (19 minutes)

Dove Press - 2017

URL Treating Substance Use Disorder Among People With HIV

Read pages 3-9. (19 minutes)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is - 2020

URL HIV and Substance Use

Read the entire webpage. (6 minutes)

HIVinfo.NIH.gov - 2021

URL Interactions Between HIV Treatment and Recreational Drugs

Read the entire webpage. (9 minutes)

NAM - 2020

URL A Client-centered Relational Framework on Barriers to the Integration of HIV and Substance Use Services: a Systematic Review

Read the Abstract, Background, Discussion, and Conclusion of the article. (18 minutes)

Harm Reduction Journal - 2019

URL The Prevalence of Alcohol use Disorders Among People Living with HIV/AIDS: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Read the Abstract, Background, Discussion, and Conclusion of the article. (11 minutes)

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - 2019

URL Key Risk Factors for Substance Use Among Female Sex Workers in Soweto and Klerksdorp, South Africa: A Cross-sectional Study

Read the entire article. (37 minutes)

PLOS One - 2022

Module 5: Lesson 3: Substance Use and Pregnancy URL Smoke, Alcohol and Drug Addiction and Female Fertility

Read the sections "Introduction" and "Conclusions." (10 minutes)

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology - 2020

URL Smoke, Alcohol and Drug Addiction and Male Fertility

Read the sections "Background" and "Conclusions." Also, have a look at Figure 1, "Effects of smoking, alcohol and drug abuse on spermatogenesis (left) and hormonal parameters (right) in males." (5 minutes)

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology - 2018

URL Pregnancy Planning for Women Treated for Opioid Use Disorder

Read the entire document. (7 minutes)

SAMHSA - 2019

URL Substance Use in Women Research Report

Read "Substance Use While Pregnant and Breastfeeding" on pages 12-23. (19 minutes)

National institute on drug abuse - 2020

URL Basics about FASDs

Read the entire webpage. (9 minutes)

CDC - 2022

URL The Use of Psychotropic Drugs During Pregnancy

Read the entire article. (10 minutes)

Shanghai Archives of Psychiatry - 2017

URL Perinatal Drug Abuse And Neonatal Drug Withdrawal

Read the entire article. (12 minutes)

StatPearls Publishing - 2021

URL Queensland Clinical Guidelines - Perinatal Substance Use: Neonatal

Read the flowchart on page 3, as well as Section 2 "Initial newborn care," Section 3 "assessment," and Section 4 "Supportive care" on pages 8-15. (23 minutes)

Queensland Health - 2021

Module 5: Lesson 4: Substance Use Follow-Up, Self-Help, Well-Being, and the Community URL How to Know When to Refer a Client to Rehab: These Six Telebehavioral Tips Can Help

Read the entire webpage. (5 minutes)

The University of Arizona - 2019

URL Can Addiction Be treated Successfully?

Read the entire webpage. (7 minutes)

National Institutes of Health - 2020

URL Treating Addiction

Read the entire webpage. (3 minutes)

camh - 2021

URL mhGAP Intervention Guide - Version 2.0

Read No.5 "Follow-up" in the "Essential care and practice" section (pg. 13), as well as Sub 3 "Follow up" in the Disorders due to substance use" section (pgs. 128-129). (6 minutes)

WHO - 2016

URL Targeting the Barriers in the Substance Use Disorder Continuum of Care With Peer Recovery Support

Read the entire article. (43 minutes)

NCBI - 2021

URL Substance Use Disorder Patients’ Expectations on Transition from Treatment to Post-discharge Period

Read the sections "Introduction," "Findings" and "Discussion." (35 minutes)

SAGE Publications Ltd - 2020

URL Appropriate Use of Drug Testing in Clinical Addiction Medicine

Read the Rational (pg. 163), Document Focus (pg. 163), and Clinical Recommendations 1, 2, and 3 (pgs. 165-168). (19 minutes)

Journal of addiction medicine - 2017

URL Drug-drug Interactions in the Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorders: A Comprehensive Review

Read the sections "Abstract," "Introduction" and "Methodological considerations" with Tables 1-5. (13 minutes)

Elsevier B.V. - 2018

URL Polydrug Use

Read the entire webpage. (6 minutes)

Alcohol and Drug Foundation - 2021

URL Guidance Part 3: Supporting Service Users To get the Most out of Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST)

Read Sections 1 "Monitoring, support and review," 2 "What to do when a treatment and recovery care plan is not working?" and 3 "How to respond if OST is not working?" (34 minutes)

Public health England - 2021

URL Recovery-Oriented Mutual Self-help Groups

Read the entire webpage. (15 minutes)

US Department of Veterans Affairs - 2020

URL Resources for Families Coping with Mental and Substance Use Disorders

Read the entire webpage and watch the videos "Video: Family Drama" and "Can We Talk?" (3 minutes)

SAMHSA - 2021

URL The mhGAP Community Toolkit: Field Test Version

Read section 4.2 "Vocational, educational, and housing support" on pgs. 83-84. (4 minutes)

WHO - 2019

URL Integrating Vocational Services Into Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Read pages 1 to 7. (19 minutes)

SAMHSA - 2021

URL Opioid Overdose: Learn the Warning Signs of Opioid Overdose

Read the entire webpage. (4 minutes)

SAMHSA - 2020

URL Using Smartphones to Decrease Substance Use Via Self-monitoring and Recovery Support: Study Protocol for a Randomized Control Trial

Read the sections "Using Ecological Momentary Assessments (EMAs) to self-monitor and change behavior" and "Using EMA responses to predict risk" on page 2. (2 minutes)

Trials - 2017

URL Family-focused Practices in Addictions: A Scoping Review Protocol

Read the introduction on pages 1-2. (9 minutes)

BMJ Open - 2018

URL Substance Abuse Counselor Ethics, Confidentiality, and Boundaries

Read the section "Autonomy" on pages 5 to 9. (19 minutes)

Quantum Units Education - 2018

URL The Psychological Toolkit

Read the sheets under the sections "Lifestyle: Exercise, diet & sleep" and "Meditation and relaxation." Although not required, you may read the other sheets from this resource. (30 minutes)

Black Dog Institute - 2017

URL Self-help.

Read the webpage, and have a look at the tools "Alcohol and you Self Help" (click on "Alcohol and you Self Help" and then "Score yourself now" to access the tool) and "Cannabis and You Self Help." (30 minutes)

DACT (Drug and Alcohol Coordination Teams) - 2019

URL The Benefits of Physical Exercise on Mental Disorders and Quality of Life in Substance Use Disorders Patients. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Read the introduction (pgs.1-3), discussion, and conclusion (pgs. 27-31). (28 minutes)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - 2020

URL Exercise and mental health

Read the entire webpage. (7 minutes)

State Government of Victoria - 2021

URL Diet, Nutrition, and Substance Use Disorder

Read the entire webpage. (11 minutes)

Utah State University - 2020

URL Mindfulness Meditation in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders and Preventing Future Relapse: Neurocognitive Mechanisms and Clinical Implications

Read the sections "Introduction," "A neurocognitive perspective on the etiology of SUDs" and "Mindfulness meditation (MM)" on pages 103-105. (11 minutes)

Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation - 2018

URL Defining Adult Overweight & Obesity

Read the entire webpage. (2 minutes)

CDC - 2021

URL Adult BMI Calculator

Read the entire webpage. (2 minutes)

CDC - 2022

URL Substance Use Disorder Treatment for People With Co-Occurring Disorders

Read Chapter 3: "Screening and Assessment of Co-Occurring Disorders" (pages 31-68). (132 minutes)

SAMHSA - 2020

Module 6: Lesson 1: Communication Strategies URL Patient–Physician Relationship – Communication is the Key

Read the entire article. (7 minutes)

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology - 2018

URL Health Literacy for Interprofessional Education (IPE) eToolkit

Read the overview, download and read the factsheet titled "Improving Oral Communication to Promote Health Literacy" and watch the video "Health literacy skit." (12 minutes)

Pacific University of Oregon - 2017

URL Words Matter - Terms to Use and Avoid When Talking About Addiction

Read the entire webpage. (7 minutes)

NIH - 2021

URL Effective Patient-Physician Communication – A Concise Review

Read the article from the Introduction to the end of the section "Many tools have emerged to aid in doctor-patient communication." (13 minutes)

Journal of the Association of Physicians of India - 2020

URL Precision Communication: Physicians’ Linguistic Adaptation to Patients’ Health Literacy

Read the Introduction (pgs. 1-2) and discussion (pgs. 4-8). (25 minutes)

Science Advances - 2021

URL 7 Tips for Clear Patient Communication

Read the entire article. (3 minutes)

Medical Economics Journal - 2021

URL Effective Communication in Health and Social Care

Read the entire webpage. (15 minutes)

CPD Online College - 2021

URL Patient-Centered Communication: Basic Skills

Read the entire article. (25 minutes)

American association of family physicians - 2017

URL Non-Judgmental Care

Read the entire webpage. (2 minutes)

Minnesota Department of Health - 2022

URL Cultural Respect

Read the entire webpage. (4 minutes)

NIH - 2021

URL Advancing Health Equity at Every Point of Contact

Watch the video entitled "In Your Words." (7 minutes)

US Department of Health & Human Services - 2020

URL The Value of Communicating With Patients in Their First Language

Read the entire article. (10 minutes)

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research - 2020

URL Tips for Improving Communication with Older Patients

Read the entire webpage. (12 minutes)

NIH - 2017

URL Supporting Patients Who Make Disclosures of Sexual Violence on Inpatient Wards

Read pages 13-22, as well as Appendix 1 on page 26. (25 minutes)

Royal College of Nursing - 2020

URL Self-Harm Disclosures

Read the entire webpage. (5 minutes)

Hampshire Safeguarding Children Partnership - 2020

URL Disclosures for the Protection of Patients and Others

Read the entire webpage. (13 minutes)

General Medical Council - 2017

URL Parental Substance Misuse: Module 1: Understanding Substance Misuse

Read "Section Five: Relationships with Family." (30 minutes)

Social Care Institute for Excellence - 2022

URL When a Parent Drinks too much Alcohol... What kids Want to Know

Read the entire resource, which covers how to talk to children of adults who drink too much. The way the questions are answered can be applied to other types of substance use as well (besides alcohol), providing that the relevant information for the substance is given instead. (15 minutes)

camh - 2022

URL The Effect on the Family

Read the entire webpage. (3 minutes)

Adfam - 2018

URL An Unknown Invisible Intrusion. Impact of an Adult Family Member’s Problematic Substance Use on Family Life: A Meta-Ethnography

Read the introduction (pages 1-2), results (pages 7-10) and conclusion (pages 11-12). (22 minutes)

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy - 2020

URL Using and Disclosing Patient Information for Direct Care

Read the entire webpage, paying special attention to the section "Sharing information with those close to the patient." (12 minutes)

General Medical Council - 2018

URL Visual Communication Resources

Read the entire webpage. (3 minutes)

CDC - 2022

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