UNDERSTANDING THE LINK BETWEEN SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH
Treating people with co-occurring or dual diagnosis disorders requires an integrated treatment approach due to the complex health and social needs of people who suffer from mental illness and drug addiction. An integrated approach is not only necessary but crucial to treat both the drug addiction an...
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ndltd-csusb.edu-oai-scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu-etd-16212019-10-23T03:36:29Z UNDERSTANDING THE LINK BETWEEN SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH Horton, Crystal Ann Treating people with co-occurring or dual diagnosis disorders requires an integrated treatment approach due to the complex health and social needs of people who suffer from mental illness and drug addiction. An integrated approach is not only necessary but crucial to treat both the drug addiction and mental illness concurrently. The aim of this study is to explore the impact that non- integrated care can have on the number of relapses that dually diagnosed people can have. The study found that there is no correlation between concurrent treatment and the number of relapses that dually diagnosed people may have. Social workers will need to be able to recognize mental illness that co-occurs with substance use in order to effectively treat clients to determine what treatment approach should be used. Social workers are trained to use a biopsychosocial approach to capture all aspects of the client’s life. This I especially important for clients that may be dually diagnosed. 2017-06-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/492 https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1621&context=etd Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations CSUSB ScholarWorks dual diagnosis substance abuse mental health Other Mental and Social Health Substance Abuse and Addiction |
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Treating people with co-occurring or dual diagnosis disorders requires an integrated treatment approach due to the complex health and social needs of people who suffer from mental illness and drug addiction. An integrated approach is not only necessary but crucial to treat both the drug addiction and mental illness concurrently. The aim of this study is to explore the impact that non- integrated care can have on the number of relapses that dually diagnosed people can have. The study found that there is no correlation between concurrent treatment and the number of relapses that dually diagnosed people may have. Social workers will need to be able to recognize mental illness that co-occurs with substance use in order to effectively treat clients to determine what treatment approach should be used. Social workers are trained to use a biopsychosocial approach to capture all aspects of the client’s life. This I especially important for clients that may be dually diagnosed. |
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