Expanding the use of the ASAM CriteriaTM to make mental health level of care placements
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 11, Issue 2, Page 49-59, May 2018. Purpose Despite the prevalence of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, the assessment and placement processes for each often remain separate. The purpose of this paper is to describe an expanded use of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) CriteriaTM to make placements into substance use, co-occurring, and mental health treatment. Design/methodology/approach A rationale for the development of two new domains (Domain 7, substance use and Domain 8, independent living skills) and preliminary data supporting the use of the ASA...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - April 23, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Engagement in help-seeking of dual diagnosed mothers at a low-threshold service: grasping life through co-created opportunities
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 11, Issue 2, Page 88-100, May 2018. Purpose Mothers with a dual diagnosis (mental ill health and substance use) have delays in accessing services, or their care may be interrupted prior to therapeutic relationships being formed. The purpose of this paper is to explore and describe how engagement merges in the context of mothers with a dual diagnosis. Design/methodology/approach This is a qualitative, focused ethnographic study at a low-threshold service for substance abusing families. The data contain interviews, observations, field notes, and reflections. The analysis followed several s...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - April 23, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Building trust and recovery capital: the professionals ’ helpful practice
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 11, Issue 2, Page 76-87, May 2018. Purpose The possibility of recovery for persons with co-occurring addiction and mental health problems has been contested. Though, recent studies show that recovery might happen, but without connection to specific treatment interventions. The purpose of this paper is to analyse professionals ’ perceptions of their contribution to improvement. Design/methodology/approach In all, 15 experienced professionals were interviewed. The interviews were analysed using thematic analysis. Findings Recovery processes were dependent of the persons’ access to dif...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - April 23, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Challenges in working with patients with dual diagnosis
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 11, Issue 2, Page 60-75, May 2018. Purpose Studies have shown that mental health professionals find working with patients with dual diagnosis challenging, and the purpose of this paper is to examine some of these challenges. Design/methodology/approach In total, 85 mental health professionals from 8 different mental health centres in Denmark were interviewed. The data analysis was inspired by a grounded theory approach. Findings Different challenges in the dual diagnosis treatment were identified and they suggested that the focus of treatment was mainly on the mental illness rather than...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - April 23, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Expanding the use of the ASAM CriteriaTM to make mental health level of care placements
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 11, Issue 2, Page 49-59, May 2018. Purpose Despite the prevalence of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, the assessment and placement processes for each often remain separate. The purpose of this paper is to describe an expanded use of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) CriteriaTM to make placements into substance use, co-occurring, and mental health treatment. Design/methodology/approach A rationale for the development of two new domains (Domain 7, substance use and Domain 8, independent living skills) and preliminary data supporting the use of the ASA...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - April 23, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
The importance of identifying, managing, and appropriately treating comorbidity in young people
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 10, Issue 4, Page 125-129, November 2017. (Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis)
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - November 21, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Young construction workers: substance use, mental health, and workplace psychosocial factors
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 10, Issue 4, Page 155-168, November 2017. Purpose Young Australian workers are at elevated risk of mental health and alcohol and other drug related problems. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between alcohol and drug (AOD) use, psychological wellbeing, and the workplace psychosocial environment among young apprentices in the construction industry. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional survey of a cohort of 169 construction industry apprentices in their first year of training was undertaken. The survey included measures of psychological distress (K10), quant...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - November 21, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Psychosocial factors associated with adolescent substance use: a longitudinal investigation
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 10, Issue 4, Page 142-154, November 2017. Purpose Alcohol and cannabis are the two most commonly used substances by young people in many developed nations. The purpose of this paper is to explore the longitudinal relationships between risky substance use (binge drinking and cannabis use) and psychological distress, emotional and behavioural difficulties, and truancy among Australian adolescents. Design/methodology/approach A total of 527 students (Mage=13.4 years, SD=0.43; 67 per cent female) from seven Australian schools completed an online self-report survey on four occasions over two ...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - November 21, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Trajectories of emotional symptoms in adolescence: impact on alcohol use
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 10, Issue 4, Page 130-141, November 2017. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how different trajectories of emotional symptoms relate to alcohol use in adolescence. Design/methodology/approach In all, 431 participants (majority female), aged approximately 13 years at baseline were followed over three years and reported on their emotional symptoms and alcohol use. Latent class growth analyses explored different trajectories of emotional symptoms and regression models were run to relate these trajectories to alcohol use (full standard drink, and binge drinking) at 36-month foll...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - November 21, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
The importance of identifying, managing, and appropriately treating comorbidity in young people
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 10, Issue 4, Page 125-129, November 2017. (Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis)
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - November 21, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Young construction workers: substance use, mental health, and workplace psychosocial factors
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 10, Issue 4, Page 155-168, November 2017. Purpose Young Australian workers are at elevated risk of mental health and alcohol and other drug related problems. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between alcohol and drug (AOD) use, psychological wellbeing, and the workplace psychosocial environment among young apprentices in the construction industry. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional survey of a cohort of 169 construction industry apprentices in their first year of training was undertaken. The survey included measures of psychological distress (K10), quant...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - November 21, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Psychosocial factors associated with adolescent substance use: a longitudinal investigation
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 10, Issue 4, Page 142-154, November 2017. Purpose Alcohol and cannabis are the two most commonly used substances by young people in many developed nations. The purpose of this paper is to explore the longitudinal relationships between risky substance use (binge drinking and cannabis use) and psychological distress, emotional and behavioural difficulties, and truancy among Australian adolescents. Design/methodology/approach A total of 527 students (Mage=13.4 years, SD=0.43; 67 per cent female) from seven Australian schools completed an online self-report survey on four occasions over two ...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - November 21, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Trajectories of emotional symptoms in adolescence: impact on alcohol use
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 10, Issue 4, Page 130-141, November 2017. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how different trajectories of emotional symptoms relate to alcohol use in adolescence. Design/methodology/approach In all, 431 participants (majority female), aged approximately 13 years at baseline were followed over three years and reported on their emotional symptoms and alcohol use. Latent class growth analyses explored different trajectories of emotional symptoms and regression models were run to relate these trajectories to alcohol use (full standard drink, and binge drinking) at 36-month foll...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - November 21, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
From famine to feast as dual diagnosis features in new UK government policy and strategy
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 10, Issue 3, Page 120-122, August 2017. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline the latest policy announcements by the UK Government and how they relate to people who have co-occurring mental health and substance use problems. Design/methodology/approach A rapid review was undertaken of policy, strategy and guidance. Findings All three publications are united by their ambition to improve the care and treatment for people who have developed problems with substances and their mental health. The challenge will be to realise these ambitions in an environment where financial and huma...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - October 3, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
What role does employment play in dual recovery? A qualitative meta-synthesis of cross-cutting studies treating substance use treatment, psychiatry and unemployment services
Advances in Dual Diagnosis,Volume 10, Issue 3, Page 105-119, August 2017. Purpose The role of employment in dual recovery from mental illness and substance use is scarcely addressed in previous studies and a deeper understanding of this issue is needed. The purpose of this paper is to cast further light on the conditions that either facilitate or block the road to employment for dually diagnosed people (DDP) and how these conditions could either promote or hinder recovery. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on the principles laid out by health researchers Sandelowski and Barroso (2007), the study is designed as a qualit...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - October 3, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
