Randomized controlled trial of telephone monitoring with psychiatry inpatients with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders

Substance use and mental health disorders frequently co-occur. Population-based surveys indicate that over 8.4 million adults in the US have co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders (SAMHSA, 2014). Specifically, over 30% of people with mental illness, and over 50% of people with severe mental illness, will experience a substance use disorder in their lifetime (SAMHSA, 2014). Co-occurring disorders are associated with greater symptom severity and poorer functioning than either disorder alone (Merikangas and Kalaydjian, 2007).
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