Dual Diagnosis Issues

Those with severe mental disorders and substance abuse problems can fall through the diagnosis cracks.

When patients with mental health disorders and co-existing substance addictions have been diagnosed correctly, proper treatment is not always available.

A renewed interest in dual diagnosis treatment approaches raises some very serious questions.

People with co-occurring serious mental illness and substance abuse often do not recognize that they need treatment, a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration indicates.

A directory for dual diagnosis of co-occurring mental illness and substance disorder treatment programs is now available on the internet.

Individuals who have co-existing alcohol-use and psychiatric disorders must overcome a number of significant hurdles on their way to recovery: multiple health and social problems, double the stigma, a poor response to traditional treatments, a lack of joint treatment options, and a chronic cycle of treatment entry and re-entry.

Alcoholics who live alone, and those who have personality disorders, are up to ten times more likely to attempt suicide than the general population, according to a study of people in treatment for alcohol use disorders in Germany.

Research has shown that adolescents with substance use disorders are most likely to attempt suicide when they also have a co-occurring mood disorder.

Analysis of data from the 2001-2002 National Epidemiologic Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions has identified groups at a greater risk for major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorders.

Drug users are more likely to have little concern for the rights of others and ignore age-appropriate societal rules than people who do not have substance abuse disorders, according to a study of 43,000 adults.

People with gambling problems have personality profiles similar to profiles of individuals with alcohol, marijuana and nicotine-associated disorders. Young adults with a problem gambling diagnosis were more likely to have high scores for negative emotionality and for impulsive and risk-taking behavior.

Adolescents with substance abuse disorders, who receive needed psychiatric services, are more likely to be abstinent from both alcohol and drugs than those not receiving these services, because most also have mental health problems.

SAMHSA has launched a new technical assistance center and help line designed to support state efforts to provide effective treatment services for persons with co-occurring substance abuse and mental disorders.

Alaska governor's office will receive almost $3.5 million over five years to increase the capacity of state treatment systems to provide effective, coordinated and integrated treatment services to persons with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders.

An outline of early initiatives in the field of treating dual diagnoses patients.

For information regarding resources for dual diagnosis services and program development.

This specific chat room is especially for visitors interested in Dual Diagnosis issues.

A glossary of terms associated with dual diagnosis, defining various acronyms and terminology.

Seven characteristics are generally found in those who are both homeless and dually diagnosed.

A dually diagnosed individual can throw the best of families off balance.