CHCCCS004: Assess Co-existing Needs Learner Guide by 
Co-Occurring Disorders by
Dr. Charles Atkins, board-certified psychiatrist, addictions specialist, and clinical trainer, brings the latest on effective treatment and recovery with Co-Occurring Disorders: A Whole-Person Approach to the Assessment and Treatment of Substance Use and Mental Disorders (2nd edition).
Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders by
Co-occurring Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders: A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment provides a clinically detailed, evidence-based, and exhaustive examination of a topic rarely plumbed in psychiatry texts, despite the fact that co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders are common.
Developmental Disabilities and Dual Diagnosis by
Contemporary policy in the care of persons with developmental disabilities is focused on "social inclusion" and equity. Healthcare professionals in the mainstream are tasked to ensure that their services are both available and responsive to caring for individuals. This clinical guide, written by a psychiatrist and a clinical psychologist with clinical and academic expertise, aims to outline relevant knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to promote better health outcomes for people with developmental disabilities.
Integrated Treatment for Co-Occurring Disorders by
The definitive guide to identify, assess, and createindividualized treatment plans for high-risk clients who sufferfrom challenging co-occurring disorders
"Treat the person and not the diagnosis. Respect that allbehaviors are purposeful. Remain mindful that nobody changesbehaviors without motivation. These essential guiding principlesare the framework of this book. They will be repeated quite oftenas we examine the challenging population of men and women withco-occurring disorders."
Working with Dual Diagnosis by
In the UK it is estimated that a third of patients in mental health services have a substance abuse problem, and that half of patients in drug and alcohol services have a mental health problem. Part of Palgrave's Foundations of Mental Health series, this book explores the intertwined issues of substance use and mental health as a social phenomenon and offers a critical, informative guide to understanding dual diagnosis.
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Pillar to Post by
Pillar to Post features people with a dual diagnosis and a range of experts who describe the difficulties faced both by services and service users. The film shows that many service users are self-medicating with street drugs because they find such substances more helpful and less damaging than prescribed psychiatric medication.
