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Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders

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Abstract

Co-occurring substance abuse and mental illness is a condition that is also called dual diagnosis. This subject is reviewed from the following standpoints:

  1. 1.

    Historical context.

  2. 2.

    Prevalence of co-occurring disorders.

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    Assessment and classification.

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    Development of a comprehensive treatment plan.

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    Standardized treatment intervention.

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    Common treatment themes.

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    Community corrections issues.

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    An integrated model.

  9. 9.

    Staff training.

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  1. Adjunct Faculty, Virginia Technical University, Alexandria, VA, 22304, USA

    Edward L. Hendrickson MS, LMFT, LSATP

  2. New York University College of Medicine, New York, NY, 10956, USA

    Bert Pepper MD (Clinical Professor of Psychiatry)

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  1. Solano County, Benicia, CA, 94510, USA

    James E. Lessenger MD, FACOEM (Consultant in Occupational Medicine) (Consultant in Occupational Medicine)

  2. Superior Court of California, Tulare County, Porterville, CA, 93267, USA

    Glade F. Roperd JD (Judge) (Judge)

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Hendrickson, E.L., Pepper, B. (2007). Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders. In: Lessenger, J.E., Roperd, G.F. (eds) Drug Courts. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71433-2_9

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