title: Anxiety and substance use disorders: a worrying combination.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Individuals with co-occurring substance use and anxiety disorders can present as a diagnostic challenge. This article aims to provide clinicians with an overview of practical approaches to assessment and treatment of this common co-morbidity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A comprehensive assessment can assist in formulating a holistic management plan that incorporates adapted psychological and pharmacological therapies to address both substance use and anxiety disorders in an integrated manner.
authors.affiliation: Addiction Psychiatrist, Turning Point, Eastern Health, Adjunct Lecturer, Monash University, Australia.
authors.forename: Shalini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arunogiri
authors.affiliation: Director, Turning Point, Eastern Health, Professor of Addiction Studies and Services, Monash University, Australia dan.lubman@monash.edu.
authors.forename: Dan I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Lubman
mesh_terms: D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: alcohol; anxiety; dual diagnosis; substance use; treatment