What are Dual Disorders?
Co-occurrence (co-morbidity) of two conditions:
Substance use disorders and psychiatric
disorders.
Both of these conditions must have some clinical significance to the affected—that is, they must
both be associated with some impairment of functioning. Each disorder can lead to the other, or they can arise simultaneously.
Recent Scientific Articles on this Topic:  text
- Co-occurring severe mental illness and substance use disorders: a review of recent research.Definitions
- A review of co-morbidity: major mental illness and problematic substance use.
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