title: Ensuring integrated treatment for people with mental health and substance use problems.
abstract: The prevalence of dual diagnosis is high among those who access mental health and addiction services. This one part unit examines definitions of dual diagnosis, prevalence of the condition and why people with mental illness use substances. It also discusses assessment methods, the importance of integrated treatment and specific issues that need to be taken into account in management plans for this group, such as drug interactions and treatment approaches.
authors.affiliation: University of York.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hamilton
mesh_terms: D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D004347:Drug Interactions; D019260:Expressed Emotion; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015995:Prevalence; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology