Advances in Dual Diagnosis: Volume 3 Issue 2
Policy, practice and research in mental health and substance use
Table of contents
The development of a multidisciplinary programme for the treatment of alcohol‐related brain injury
Liam North, Louise Gillard‐Owen, Debbie Bannigan, Chris RobinsonThis paper provides an overview of the evidence base for alcohol‐related brain injury (ARBI) and describes how this has been used to develop a pilot programme for the treatment of…
Collaborative working to engage assertive outreach service users in harm reduction
Charlie PlaceAssertive outreach teams work with some individuals who experience severe problems and are also injecting drug users. These people can be at risk due to their injecting behaviour…
Treatment of dual diagnosis in mentally disordered offenders: application of evidence from the mainstream
Sarah Weldon, Gordon RitchieEmpirical evidence suggests that a complex relationship exists between substance misuse, mental illness and violence in forensic populations. Therefore, effective treatment and…
Enhancing dual diagnosis capacities in acute inpatient nurses: a practitioner‐based action research project
Paul Barrett, Sue RobertsThis paper describes the efforts of an academic and practitioners to work together to improve the care of people with a dual diagnosis within one acute mental health care ward…
Dual diagnosis training for the criminal justice workforce
Liz Hughes, Tara O'Neill, Clive Tobutt, Digby IngleA significant number of offenders have both mental health and substance use problems. Failure to identify and treat these complex needs can lead to poor outcomes, such as relapse…
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1757-0972e-ISSN:
2042-8324ISSN-L:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Associate Professor Shalini Arunogiri
- Associate Professor Jacqui Cameron