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Psychosocial Approaches to Dual Diagnosis
Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center Lebanon, NH
Reprint requests should be sent to Dr. R.E. Drake, New Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center, 2 Whipple Place, Lebanon, NH 03766; e-mail: Robert.E.Drake{at}dartmouth.edu
Recent research elucidates many aspects of the problem of co-occurring substance use disorder (SUD) in patients with severe mental illness, which is often termed dual diagnosis. This paper provides a brief overview of current research on the epidemiology, adverse consequences, and phenomenology of dual diagnosis, followed by a more extensive review of current approaches to services, assessment, and treatment. Accumulating evidence shows that comorbid SUD is quite common among individuals with severe mental illness and that these individuals suffer serious adverse consequences of SUD. The research further suggests that traditional, separate services for individuals with dual disorders are ineffective, and that integrated treatment programs, which combine mental health and substance abuse interventions, offer more promise. In addition to a comprehensive integration of services, successful programs include assessment, assertive case management, motivational interventions for patients who do not recognize the need for substance abuse treatment, behavioral interventions for those who are trying to attain or maintain abstinence, family interventions, housing, rehabilitation, and psychopharmacology. Further research is needed on the organization and financing of dual-diagnosis services and on specific components of the integrated treatment model, such as group treatments, family interventions, and housing approaches.
Keywords: Substance abuse / dual disorders / integrated treatment / dual diagnosis
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