title: Dual diagnosis in primary care. Detecting and treating both the addiction and mental illness.
abstract: The initial phase of treatment includes engaging the patient in a discussion about the doctor's concerns and providing patients with information about the problems as well as the possibility of change. Treatment of dual disorders often requires a heightened awareness of the consequences of the problem and the development of a realistic plan for change. The treatment plan must attempt to evaluate and treat the addiction and the psychiatric and medical illnesses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ziedonis
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brady
mesh_terms: D001008:Anxiety Disorders; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; D003866:Depressive Disorder; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010554:Personality Disorders; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011618:Psychotic Disorders; D013001:Somatoform Disorders; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States