Summing up Dual
Diagnosis
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No Universal Agreed
Upon Definition
Each disorder is intertwined with the other
Each is able to influence the other
Chicken and Egg as far etiology
Discern symptoms of one from psychiatric disorder from the
addictive disorder
Many psychiatric symptoms omit once addiction is ceased or after
a period of abstinence
Why
worry
about
it?
Has worse treatment outcomes
Higher health care outcomes
Increased risk of violence, trauma, suicide,
child abuse, neglect, involvement with justice
system
More prone to helplessness, depression,
greater trouble coping
In Canada
(Skinner et al. 2004: Concurrent substances use and mental health disorders, CAMH)
30% of people in Canada with a mental
illness will have a substance abuse problem in
their lifetime
37% of people who abuse alcohol in their
lifetime will have a mental illness
Meanwhile, 53% who abuse drugs in their
lifetime will have a mental illness.
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