Treatment of Co-occurring Anxiety Disorders and Substance Use Disorders

Treatment of co-occurring psychotic and substance use disorders.

People with psychotic disorders and other serious mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and severe major depression, have high rates of co-occurring substance use disorder, which can wreak havoc in their lives. In this article the authors describe strategies for assessing substance use problems in people with serious mental illnesses, and then address the treatment of these...

Anxiety disorders among patients with co-occurring bipolar and substance use disorders.

Bipolar and substance use disorders are known to co-occur frequently, but limited attention has been paid to anxiety disorders that may accompany this dual diagnosis. Therefore, we examined the prevalence and nature of anxiety disorders among treatment-seeking patients diagnosed with current bipolar and substance use disorders, and investigated the association between anxiety disorders and subs...

Treatment guidelines for substance use disorders and serious mental illnesses: do they address co-occurring disorders?

Practice guidelines are important tools for improving the delivery of evidence-based practices and reducing inappropriate variation in current treatment approaches. This study examined the degree to which guidelines targeted to the treatment of substance use disorders or serious mental illness address treatment of co-occurring disorders. Guidelines archived by the National Guideline Clearinghou...

The Epidemiology of Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Disorders

Co-occurring mental disorders in treatment admissions for substance use disorders in Maryland

Background Although the association between mental health and substance use is well documented, the recent mandate by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to better integrate prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts for both conditions challenges state governments to identify and utilize data to evaluate individuals with co-occurring conditions. At the individual lev...