Managing the Dually Diagnosed Patient: Current Issues and Clinical Approaches

Providing a wealth of useful information, Managing the Dually Diagnosed Patient is one of the first books that deals with the problems of psychiatrically ill substance abusers. Certain to enhance the existing knowledge about a highly misunderstood population, this comprehensive volume offers a broad view of the theoretical, conceptual, and practical issues involved in caring for dually diagnosed patients. Treatment professionals from hospitals, medical schools, addiction treatment programs, and dual disorder units examine the critical issues in the assessment and treatment of dually diagnosed individuals and offer an up-to-date review of the latest knowledge in research and rehabilitation. Any personnel involved in substance abuse treatment will find here usable information on psychopathology, psychodiagnostic assessment, and issues in professional training and intercollegial collaborational involved in the treatment of dually diagnosed patients, as well as considerable emphasis on the understanding and treatment of the major psychiatric disorders commonly occurring in chemically dependent populations.

BACKCOVER Copy: Providing a wealth of useful information, Managing the Dually Diagnosed Patient is one of the first books that deals with the problems of psychiatrically ill substance abusers! All personnel involved in substance abuse treatment will find here in one collection, usable information on psychopathology, psychodiagnostic assessment, and issues in professional training and intercollegial collaboration involved in the treatment of dually diagnosed patients. Certain to enhance the existing knowledge about a highly misunderstood population, this comprehensive volume offers a broad overview of the theoretical, conceptual, and practical issues involved in caring for dually diagnosed patients. A selection of treatment professionals from hospitals, medical schools, addiction treatment programs, and dual disorder units examine the critical issues in the assessment and treatment of dually diagnosed individuals and offer an up-to-date review of the latest knowledge in research and rehabilitation.