Standardized drug and alcohol questions at admission to an acute adult mental health unit: clarifying the burden of dual diagnoses across a five-year period.

CONCLUSIONS:: The study replicated previous findings of a high proportion of patients with co-morbid drug and alcohol use. In this sample it seems likely that the dual-diagnosis policy and related activities increased the rate of SUD diagnoses recorded, although it is likely to still be under-reported. PMID: 30382749 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30382749?dopt=Abstract

Source: Australasian Psychiatry - November 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Reilly J, McDermott B, Dillon J Tags: Australas Psychiatry Source Type: research