Editorial
Rahul (Tony) Rao Advances in Dual Diagnosis, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp.1-2 (Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis)
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - February 9, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Rahul (Tony) Rao Source Type: research
The values in action character strengths model: a resource for people in addiction recovery
This study contributes useful knowledge to the understanding of character strengths in addiction recovery. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first time character strengths have been examined in a sample of people in addiction recovery. (Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis)
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - February 8, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Lisa Ogilvie Jerome Carson Source Type: research
Integrated care – panacea or white elephant? A review of integrated care approaches in Australia over the past two decades
This study aims to examine Australian research evaluating the effectiveness of integrated treatment approaches to provide insight into implications for future research and practice in integrated treatment.This narrative review examines Australian research evaluating empirical evidence of the effectiveness of integrated treatment approaches within specific populations and evidence from initiatives aimed at integrating care at the service or system level.Research conducted within the Australian context provides considerable evidence to support the effectiveness of integrated approaches to treatment, particularly for people w...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - January 24, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ali Cheetham Shalini Arunogiri Dan Lubman Source Type: research
Social work in alcohol and other drug service navigation: supporting social complexity in dual diagnosis
This study aims to characterise client presentations to an Australian telephone-based social work alcohol and other drug (AOD) service navigation and linkage program, with consideration of presentation complexity compared between those clients who present with or without self-reported mental health (MH) concerns and a history of MH diagnoses, to identify differences in baseline characteristics, and linkage outcomes.A retrospective audit was conducted of routinely collected clinical information from a six-month period, selected to capture the social and health challenges experienced during the mid-pandemic period (mid-2021)...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - January 18, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sally Thomas Sophia Cotroneo Daniel Pham Rosemary Kalogeropoulos Jonathan Tyler Shalini Arunogiri Source Type: research
Addiction recovery stories: Bethany Holmes in conversation with Lisa Ogilvie
Bethany Holmes, Lisa Ogilvie Advances in Dual Diagnosis, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this paper is to examine recovery through lived experience. It is part of a series that explores candid accounts of addiction and recovery to identify important components in the recovery process.The G-CHIME model comprises six elements important to addiction recovery (growth, connectedness, hope, identity, meaning in life and empowerment). It provides a standard to against which to consider addiction recovery, having been used in this series, as well as in the design of interventions that improve well-bei...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - January 16, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Bethany Holmes Lisa Ogilvie Source Type: research
Programme responses for men who perpetrate intimate partner violence in the context of alcohol or other drugs: a scoping review
Van Nguyen, Margaret Kertesz, Jennifer Davidson, Cathy Humphreys, Anne-Marie Laslett Advances in Dual Diagnosis, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- Substance use plays a significant role in the perpetration of much intimate partner violence (IPV). However, responses to these two issues are rarely integrated. Single focus programme responses can lead to poor outcomes for men as well as their families experiencing these intersecting issues. This scoping paper aims to establish the current state of knowledge on contextual factors influencing the development and implementation of combined programmes.Four electronic...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - January 6, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Van Nguyen Margaret Kertesz Jennifer Davidson Cathy Humphreys Anne-Marie Laslett Source Type: research
Comparison of characteristics between adolescent and adult pregnant women who used methamphetamine: a retrospective study in a tertiary hospital
This study aims to examine the characteristics of pregnant women who used methamphetamine to determine the differences in characteristics between teenagers (aged under 20 or 20–25 years) and adult women who used methamphetamine during this period.This retrospective study extracted data from the medical records of obstetric patients who gave birth between 2011 and 2015 in a tertiary hospital in Thailand. All included patients were diagnosed with amphetamine use disorder. Demographic data, history of antenatal care, history of substance use and psychiatric evaluations were recorded.Four hundred and twelve patients were r...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - January 5, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Woraphat Ratta-apha Vinn Jinanarong Jingswat Sirikunchoat Piangmas Tasneeyapant Punyisa Prachgosin Naratip Sa-guanpanich Source Type: research
Hearing the voice of child welfare social workers: planning safe care for a child with or suspected of having fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs)
This study sought to document social workers’ response to this vulnerable cohort of children. (Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis)
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - January 5, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: William Christopher Curran Matthew C. Danbrook Source Type: research
Coproduction in evaluating a dual diagnosis tool with youth in a residential mental health service
Simon Kroes, Kevan Myers, Grace McLoughlan, Sarah O'Connor, Erin Keily, Melissa Petrakis Advances in Dual Diagnosis, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this study was to utilise a lived experience (LE) informed/co-designed approach to explore the service-user experience of using the reasons for use package (RFUP) within a youth residential rehabilitation mental health setting.LE researchers (those who have lived through mental illness or distress), Master of social work students, a community of mental health service manager, community of mental health researchers, dual diagnosis service researc...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - December 27, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Simon Kroes Kevan Myers Grace McLoughlan Sarah O'Connor Erin Keily Melissa Petrakis Source Type: research
Dual diagnosis, social work and the perspective of a social work student
This study found that social workers are in a fortunate position to work in this multi-disciplinary setting and contribute the social work perspective to care for people with dual diagnosis. However, there are still some gaps in achieving optimal care.Suggestions for further practice development include a more integrated approach between services, further training for clinicians and a focus on a community-based setting as opposed to an institutionalised one.According to the author, the student experience is important because students see situations and settings with fresh eyes that can highlight things that experienced pra...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - December 20, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Damien Luke Correia Rebecca Garvie Julaine Allan Source Type: research
Addiction recovery stories: Lauren Wearing in conversation with Lisa Ogilvie
Lauren Wearing, Lisa Ogilvie
Advances in Dual Diagnosis, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
This purpose of this paper is to contribute to a series of recovery stories that examine candid accounts of addiction and recovery. Shared components in the recovery process are considered, along with the change and growth needed to support the transition from addiction to recovery.
The connectedness, hope, identity, meaning in life and empowerment (CHIME) framework comprises five elements important to recovery. CHIME provides a standard to qualitatively study recovery. As a model, it has...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - November 29, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Lauren Wearing
Lisa Ogilvie Source Type: research
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Rahul (Tony) Rao
Advances in Dual Diagnosis, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp.244-245 (Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis)
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - November 22, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Rahul (Tony) Rao Source Type: research
Editorial
Rahul (Tony) Rao
Advances in Dual Diagnosis, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp.193-195 (Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis)
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - November 22, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Rahul (Tony) Rao Source Type: research
Clinical care of patients with dual disorders in India: diverse models of care delivery
This study aims to offer an overview of the models of clinical care of the patients with dual disorders in India.
All the members of the Dual Diagnosis India Network (DDIN) who shared the clinical care delivery at their center were invited to share the details of their model. In addition, an invite was also sent to those members who could not attend the online session but were interested in contributing the required information about their model. The information shared by the respondents was collated. The different models were then categorized based on their features.
Following the categorization of the clinical ...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - November 14, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Yatan Pal Singh Balhara
Abhishek Ghosh
Siddharth Sarkar
Jayant Mahadevan
Arghya Pal
Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha
Dheeraj Kattula
Sambhu Prasad
Arpit Parmar
Preethy Kathiresan
Anirudha Basu
Gayatri Bhatia
Raghav Source Type: research
Establishing behavioral health services in homeless shelters and using telehealth digital tools: best practices and guidelines
In this study, clients from a homeless shelter were provided in-shelter mental health intake and resources by predoctoral clinicians. Their pre- and postdistress scores were recorded to establish the effectiveness of the intervention.
Ninety-eight guests were provided services of which 51% reported co-occurring mental health and substance use diagnoses. There was a clinically significant difference in the pre- to postsession distress levels based on the ratings at the intake session. It was noted that making services accessible increased the ability to provide triage services, help with housing options and integrate c...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - September 26, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Rupa Kalahasthi
Jacob Wadsworth
Cory A. Crane
Jonathan Toole
Cassandra Berbary
Caroline J. Easton Source Type: research
