Advances in Dual Diagnosis: Volume 11 Issue 2

Expanding the use of the ASAM CriteriaTM to make mental health level of care placements

Walter Matthew Drymalski

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…

Challenges in working with patients with dual diagnosis

Pernille Pinderup

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…

Building trust and recovery capital: the professionals’ helpful practice

Alain Topor, Lisa Skogens, Ninive von Greiff

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…

Engagement in help-seeking of dual diagnosed mothers at a low-threshold service: grasping life through co-created opportunities

Minna A. Sorsa, Irma Kiikkala, Päivi Åstedt-Kurki

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…