Advances in Dual Diagnosis: Volume 14 Issue 4

Barriers for homeless with dual diagnosis: lessons learned from intensive mobile psychosocial assertive community treatment program

Tara Rava Zolnikov, Michael Hammel, Frances Furio, Brandon Eggleston

Dual diagnosis is a term that describes the co-occurrence of mental health disorders or illness and substance use or abuse disorders. Because this co-occurrence results in…

Integrated treatment of dual disorders in The Netherlands: a qualitative study of client experiences

Anneke van Wamel, Ankie Lempens, Arjen Neven

Many clients who suffer from severe mental health problems also struggle with alcohol and drug use. And although there seems to be a consensus in most European countries that…

The rate and impact of substance misuse in psychiatric intensive care units (PICUs) in the UK

Hattie Catherine Ann Moyes, Lana MacNaboe, Kate Townsend

This paper aims to understand the current scale of substance misuse in psychiatric intensive care units (PICUs), identify how substance misuse affects members of staff, patients…

An evaluation of the psychosocial group programme at an inpatient detoxification and stabilisation unit: a service improvement project

Hannah Rettie, Joya Georgewill, Sarah Stacey, Emma Griffith

The benefits of including a psychosocial group programme alongside a medical inpatient detoxification and stabilisation regime has been recognised within addiction research;…