Assessment Strategies and Instruments in DD

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Databases Basic units of consideration (perspectives: e.g. biochemical, physiological, psychological, social, ecological) Sources of data Data provider (e.g. patient, therapist, nursing staff, reference person, neutral observer) Functional ranges Partial aspects/constructs…

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Care for Patients with Addiction and Concurrent Disorders in Europe, The United States of America, and Canada: Similarities and Differences

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Fig. 4.1 Severe addiction and mental illness (SAMI) based on population and in the system of care; NCS National Comorbidity Survey (Kessler and Merikangas 2004) So if you move from…

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Somatic Problems and Dual Disorder Patients

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Disease category Physical diseases with increased frequency Virus diseases Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus Neoplasms Cancer Musculoskeletal diseases Osteoporosis/decreased bone mineral density, hip fractures, arthritis Stomatognathic diseases Poor…

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Dual Disorders in Adolescent Populations

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Comorbid disorder Prevalence rate Conduct disorder (CD) 60–80 % Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) 30–50 % Depression 15–25 % Anxiety disorders 15–25 % Bipolar disorders 10–15 % Boys are more prone to illegal drug use,…

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Violence and Substance Abuse in Psychotic Patients: A Forensic Psychiatric Perspective

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© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015Geert Dom and Franz Moggi (eds.)Co-occurring Addictive and Psychiatric Disorders10.1007/978-3-642-45375-5_21 21. Violence and Substance Abuse in Psychotic Patients: A Forensic Psychiatric Perspective Kris R. Goethals1, 2  , Lieve De Backer3   and H. J. C. van Marle4   (1) Forensic Psychiatry, Collaborative…

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Evidence-Supported Psychosocial Treatment for Dual Disorder Patients

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Cleary M, Hunt GE, Matheson S, Walter G (2009) Psychosocial treatments for people with co-occurring severe mental illness and substance misuse: systematic review. J Adv Nurs 65(2):238–258. doi:10.​1111/​j.​1365-2648.​2008.​04879.​x PubMedCrossRef Cleary…

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Pharmacotherapy of Dual Disorders

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Medication Substance of abuse Antidepressants Antipsychotics Benzodiazepines Alcohol Sedation ↑, Seizure threshold ↓ Sedation ↑, Seizure threshold ↓, Sedation ↑ and motor performance ↓ with some BZD Opioids All toxic…

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Comorbidity of Smoking with Psychiatric Disorders

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1. Smoking status should be evaluated and documented for every psychiatric patient and the degree of dependence should be documented (preferentially with the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence, FTND) 2….

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