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Addiction During Pregnancy, Risks and Risks Measures Need in India


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1 Department of Clinical Psychology Institute of Mental Health Sweekaar Academy of Rehabilitation Sciences, Secunderabad, Telangana, India
2 Department of Clinical Psychology Dharwad Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
     

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“Addiction is a family disease...One person may use, but the whole family suffers.”

Women may face unique issues when it comes to substance use, partly because of gender differences based on biology and culturally defined roles for men and women. Scientists research on substance use discovered special issues related to hormones, menstrual cycle, fertility, pregnancy, breast feeding, and menopause that can impact women's struggles with drugs, including controlling weight, fighting exhaustion, coping with pain, and self-treating mental health problems The number of women suffering trom alcohol or drug addiction during pregnancy is increasing. The main aim of this article to highlights the addiction during pregnancy, addressing the evaluations measures by using standard tools. It was also emphasized on need of the risk assessment of addiction during pregnancy in India.


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Addiction, Mental Health, Pregnancy, Treatment, Women.
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Authors

S. Sudarshini
Department of Clinical Psychology Institute of Mental Health Sweekaar Academy of Rehabilitation Sciences, Secunderabad, Telangana, India
Barre Vijay Prasad
Department of Clinical Psychology Dharwad Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Dharwad, Karnataka, India

Abstract


“Addiction is a family disease...One person may use, but the whole family suffers.”

Women may face unique issues when it comes to substance use, partly because of gender differences based on biology and culturally defined roles for men and women. Scientists research on substance use discovered special issues related to hormones, menstrual cycle, fertility, pregnancy, breast feeding, and menopause that can impact women's struggles with drugs, including controlling weight, fighting exhaustion, coping with pain, and self-treating mental health problems The number of women suffering trom alcohol or drug addiction during pregnancy is increasing. The main aim of this article to highlights the addiction during pregnancy, addressing the evaluations measures by using standard tools. It was also emphasized on need of the risk assessment of addiction during pregnancy in India.


Keywords


Addiction, Mental Health, Pregnancy, Treatment, Women.

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