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Alcoholics Anonymous
Founded in 1935, this fellowship has assisted more than two million people with alcohol problems. The official AA site provides information on the organization, publications and a directory of offices and services
American Association of Community Psychiatrists
The Mission of AACP is to inspire, empower, and equip Community Psychiatrists to promote and provide quality care and to integrate practice with policies that improve the well being of individuals and communities.
Addressing the Needs of Clients with Co-Occurring Disorders: West VA Project
Many practitioners are expressing concerns about trying to provide services for clients/consumers who “do not fit” the segregated treatment system that currently exists: separate substance abuse and mental health programs. This project is a collaborative effort with the West VA Office on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, the Office on Mental Health and the Mid-Atlantic Addiction Technology Transfer Center. The purpose of this project is to provide an opportunity for practitioners from substance abuse and mental health programs to discuss their concerns, obtain knowledge and skills to increase treatment effectiveness and begin a process of change that will impact the current systems of care.
Alcoholism / Substance Abuse Co-Occurring Disorders
About Alcoholism / Substance Abuse Co-Occurring Disorders
Alcohol Alert National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Alcoholism and Co-occurring Disorders The term "comorbidity" refers to the presence of any two or more illnesses in the same person. These illnesses can be medical or psychiatric conditions, as well as drug use disorders, including alcoholism. Comorbid illnesses may occur simultaneously or sequentially. The fact that two illnesses are comorbid, however, does not necessarily imply that one is the cause of the other, even if one occurs first.
A Best Practice Approach to Community Re-entry from Jails for Inmates With Co-occurring Disorders: The APIC Model
Almost all jail inmates with co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders will leave correctional setting and return to the community. Inadequate transition planning puts people with co- occurring disorders who enter jail in a state of crisis back on the street in the middle of the same crisis.
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Biological Psychiatry (journal)
This international rapid-publication journal, sponsored by the Society of Biological Psychiatry, covers the whole range of psychiatric neuroscience. Both basic and clinical contributions are encouraged from all disciplines and research areas relevant to the pathophysiology and treatment of major neuropsychiatric disorders. Full-length and Brief Reports of novel results, Case Studies of unusual significance, and Correspondence and Comments judged to be of high impact to the field are published, particularly those addressing genetic and environmental risk factors, neural circuitry and neurochemistry, and important new therapeutic approaches. Concise Reviews and Editorials, generally invited by the Editors, which focus on topics of current research and interest, are also published rapidly.
Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center
The despair of Borderline Personality Disorder patients is usually associated with self-destructive and impulsive behaviors, and therefore BPD patients almost always have coexisting mental health problems that lead to an exacerbation of the patient's psychological and physical health.
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COCE Co-Occurring Center for Excellence
The Co-Occurring Center for Excellence (COCE), launched by Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in September 2003, is the first national resource for the field of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (COD).
Co-occurring Disorders online course on Access Ed from the Mid-Atlantic ATTC
This online course provides discussion activities which are “wrapped around” existing material created by the University of South Florida. The discussion areas and course assignments focus on: knowledge regarding current research; the Bio-Psycho-Social Model with practice applications in case studies; knowledge and application of the Stages of Change in treating clients with co-occurring disorders; components of an integrated/collaborative treatment program; application of course material to current program or practice, and online resources available on co-occurring disorders.
CO-OCCURRING COLLABORATIVE of SOUTHERN MAINE
Too often, people with co-occurring mental health and substance disorders do not get the help they need, leading mostly to homelessness, incarceration, hospitalization and personal suffering. The Co-Occurring Collaborative of Southern Maine has the solution. Since the Collaborative's funding in 1992, the hard work and creative energies of its member have made a difference in the lives of those with dual disorders.
CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS SERVICES ENHANCEMENT TOOLKIT
CODECAT (Version 1.0) Co-occurring Disorders Educational Competency Assessment Tool
Co-occurring disorders increase risk of suicide attempt by adolescents
Research has shown that adolescents with substance use disorders are most likely to attempt suicide when they also have a co-occurring mood disorder. NIDA-funded scientists at the University of Pittsburgh have extended this research and found that generally, both male and female substance abusers who attempt suicide begin taking drugs at an early age and have more symptoms of psychiatric and substance use disorders than adolescents who do not attempt suicide.
Coalition Building and Service Coordination Toolkit for Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
SAMHSA’s 2003 Report to Congress states that co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders are common, with nearly 7 million adults living with co-occurring disorders in the United States each year. People with co-occurring disorders often have difficulty accessing appropriate services in either the mental health or substance abuse treatment systems.
Co-Occurring Disorders Poster Session
Co-Occurring Disorders Poster Session
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Use Disorders
Co-occurring mental and substance use disorders are typically not recognized or treated as a distinct problem among adolescents in TennCare or in publicly-funded treatment programs. One quarter (27%) of youth entering Tennessee’s publicly-funded treatment programs for substance use problems met the criteria for a co-occurring substance abuse and serious emotional disorder (SED), according to findings from the IMPACT Study 1. The study also found that 12% of TennCare adolescents, which is equivalent to 12,000 individuals, were found to have potentially co-occurring substance use and mental disorders and were in need of at least a screening.
Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders Treatment Manual
This manual is created as a resource for clinicians who treat individuals with cooccurring psychiatric and substance use disorders. The material presented examines the multiple relationships between substance use disorders and the following co-occurring mental health disorders: depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, and schizophrenia
Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders: a guide for mental health planning + advisory councils
This guide will help state mental health planning and advisory council members and others assess the programs and services in their state plans for people who have co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders.
CO-OCCURRING COLLABORATIVE of SOUTHERN MAINE:
Collaborative's funding in 1992, the hard work and creative energies of its member have made a difference in the lives of those with dual disorders. The Collaborative consists of consumers and family members and more than 40 agencies who work together to coordinate and integrate services for people with co-occurring disorders. Its mission is to reduce barriers and create effective community-based services. CCSME is supported by funds from the Office of Substance Abuse, Department of Health and Human Services
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Dual Diagnosis
Comprehensive Service Development for Mental Illness, Drug Addiction and Alcoholism (MIDAA)
This site is designed to provide information and resources for service providers, consumers, and family members who are seeking assistance and/or education in this field.
Dual Diagnosis Recovery Network
To develop and establish a viable state wide network that promotes the recovery of all Tennesseans who are affected by the dual disorders of mental illness and alcohol or drug abuse.
Dual Diagnosis Guidelines
This website provides links to clinical guidelines for treating dually diagnosed individuals.
Drexel University, College of Medicine Behavioral Healthcare Education
Providing continued learning, consultation, and technical assistance to practitioners in the behavioral health field, advancing practical skills at all levels of behavioral healthcare.
Dual Diagnosis and Co-Occurring Disorders Dual Diagnosis Task Force
The Fiscal Year 1995-96 budget, the Governor recognized that 60 percent of persons who have serious mental illness also have a substance abuse problem. Profiles of consumers with dual, or co-occurring, disorders of mental illness and alcohol/substance abuse and/or dependence demonstrate that they require combined and simultaneous services. In a joint effort on behalf of patients with co-occurring disorders, the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP) and the Department of Mental Health (DMH) convened a Dual Diagnosis Task Force comprised of county mental health and substance abuse officials, consumers, and professionals from both departments to act as an advisory panel.
DUAL DIAGNOSIS WEBSITE
Hello, I'm Kathleen Sciacca, and I would like to welcome you to the Dual Diagnosis Website. Dual Diagnosis refers to co-occurring Mental Illness, Drug Addiction and/or Alcoholism in various combinations. This site is designed to provide information and resources for service providers, consumers, and family members who are seeking assistance and/or education in this field.
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Evidence Based Practices
Shaping Mental Health Services Toward Recovery
Evidence-Based Practices: Shaping Mental Health Services Toward Recovery
Co-Occurring Disorders: Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment
Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment is for people who have co-occurring disorders, mental illness and a substance abuse addiction. This treatment approach helps people recover by offering both mental health and substance abuse services at the same time and in one setting.
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Facts on Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Providing effective and culturally competent services for youth with co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders is essential. Since childhood is a critical time for the development of life skills, the failure to treat co-occurring disorders early has devastating long-term social consequences and contributes to high health care costs.
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Help Guide Dual Diagnosis and Treatment for Co-occurring Disorders
A dual diagnosis occurs when an individual is affected by both chemical dependency and psychiatric/emotional illness. Both illnesses may affect a person physically, socially, psychologically, and spiritually. Each illness has symptoms that interfere with a person’s ability to function effectively.
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Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addictions (IRETA)
IRETA's mission is to become a repository of information related to addiction research, health policy, prevention, intervention and treatment in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and to develop effective mechanisms to transfer that knowledge to the substance abuse field.
Information for Practice (IP)
IP’s mission is to help social service professionals throughout the world conveniently maintain an awareness of news regarding the profession and emerging scholarship.
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Louisiana Integrated Treatment Services
The mission of LITS is to develop a system in which all Mental Health and Substance Abuse programs should be expected to be Co-occurring Diagnosis Capable (CODC).
CODC represents a measurable basic standard of care, which can be implemented within the context of existing program requirements, with additional technical assistance and training support, but without significant additional clinical operational cost, and can be reliably assessed through routine program audit, such as would occur during licensure review. The goal of this initiative to implement a fundamental change in the way the OMH and OAD do business throughout the healthcare system. The initiative will make access to needed service easier and improve treatment outcomes.
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MOMSTELL
The mission of MOMSTELL is to promote basic awareness of the devastation of drug and alcohol abuse through treatment, education and legislative efforts, and to eliminate the stigma and ignorance associated with drug and alcohol abuse. We want to encourage people to get involved by writing letters and making calls to educate their Legislators regarding the drug and alcohol problems in their communities.
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational interviewing is a client-centered, directive method for enhancing intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving ambivalence.
This web site is intended to provide resources for those seeking information on Motivational Interviewing. It includes general information about the approach, as well as links, training resources, and information on reprints and recent research.
MULTI-SITE STUDY OF CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS
This research compares two programs for people with an addiction to heroin and a co-occurring mental disorder. One program represents a parallel approach to treatment in which the substance abuse agency refers clients to a second agency for mental health treatment. The other program represents an integrated approach to treatment in which both substance abuse and mental health treatment are incorporated within the same program. To help staff in both programs understand and adhere to the model being tested, AHP developed program manuals for both parallel and integrated treatment approaches. In addition, AHP staff have given presentations on this study at professional conferences and grantee meetings.
Many Patients Have Co-Occurring Disorders: Both Must Be Addressed for Successful Treatment
Co-occurring substance abuse and mental disorders are more common than most professional counselors, medical personnel or the general public realize. A new Treatment Improvement Protocol released today by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) estimates that 50-75 percent of patients in substance abuse treatment programs have co-occurring mental illness while 20-50 percent of those treated in mental health settings have co-occurring substance abuse. Most people with co-occurring disorders do not receive treatment for both mental disorders and substance abuse. Many receive no treatment of any kind.
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Narcotics Anonymous World Services
Drug-addiction fellowship provides membership information as well as a directory of products and published articles relating to NA.
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug information (NCADI) is the information service of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. NCADI is the world’s largest resource for current information and materials concerning substance abuse prevention and treatment. Staffed with both English- and Spanish-speaking information specialists who are skilled at recommending appropriate publications, posters, and videocassettes; conducting customized searches; providing grant and funding information; and referring people to appropriate organizations. Also included at this site are the (NSAWI) National Substance Abuse Web Index and PREVline. PREVline provides access to CSAT, CSAP, and other government publications on substance abuse.
National Comorbidity Survey
Welcome to the National Comorbidity Survey Homepage! The NCS research program consists of a series of surveys associated with the U.S. National Comorbidity Survey (NCS).
NAMI The Nations Voice on Mental Illness
NAMI supports blending mental health, alcohol, and substance abuse funds at the state level for the treatment of persons with dual diagnoses of a brain disorder and co-occurring substance abuse. NAMI endorses integrated, rather than sequential or collaborative-parallel, treatment programs for persons with dual disorders of mental illness and addictive disorders.
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Pennsylvania Community Providers Association
The Pennsylvania Community Providers Association is a trade association representing over 200 community based agencies that provide substance abuse, mental health, mental retardation, and children's services. PCPA members cover all 67 counties in the Commonwealth, and it is estimated that they serve almost 1 million Pennsylvanians each year. PCPA represents providers on legislative and regulatory matters.
Pennsylvania Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS)
Links to Mental Health and Co-Occurring Disorder Programs within Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs BDAP
The intention of the Commonwealth to provide for the prevention, intervention and treatment of alcohol and other drug abuse was established by the Pennsylvania Drug and Alcohol Abuse Control Act of 1972. The Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs, within the Department of Health provides services to the residents of the Commonwealth by contracting local government units in each county or groups of counties. The local governmental bodies, called Single County Authorities, plan and implement community based services in accordance with the Bureau of Drug and Alcohol's decentralized planning and treatment philosophy. The Bureau of Drug and Alcohol approves these plans and formulates a statewide program. Most SCA's contract with independent providers for treatment, prevention and intervention services while several administer their own direct services.
Pennsylvania Certification Board
The Pennsylvania Certification Board is a private, non-profit corporation which offers voluntary state-level credentialing to the substance abuse and other behavioral health professional. The Board, comprised of certified professionals throughout the state, implements standards and testing for certification of addiction counselors, prevention specialists, clinical supervisors, case and care managers, criminal justice addictions professionals and auxiliary professionals.
Promising New Treatment Options for People with Co-existing Alcohol-use & Psychiatric Disorders
Psychotherapeutic Medications
What Every Counselor Should Know
A companion piece to A Collaborative Response: Addressing the Needs of Consumers with Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders. This pamphlet is an excellent reference document for clinicians as it contains the following information on psychotherapeutic medications: Generic and Brand Names, Purpose, Usual Dose & Frequency, Emergency Conditions, and Cautions.
Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research Based Guide
To share the results of this extensive body of research and foster more widespread use of scientifically based treatment components, the National Institute on Drug Abuse held the National Conference on Drug Addiction Treatment: From Research to Practice in April 1998 and prepared this guide. The first section of the guide summarizes basic overarching principles that characterize effective treatment. The next section elaborates on these principles by providing answers to frequently raised questions, as supported by the available scientific literature. The next section describes the types of treatment, and is followed by examples of scientifically based and tested treatment components.
Promoting Awareness of Motivational Incentives (PAMI)
Promoting Awareness of Motivational Incentives (PAMI) has been released and can be accessed here:
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
SAMHSA is the Federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illness. Visit them for information on programs, products/services, funding and statistics/data.
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
Government center/program that provides national leadership in the development of policies, programs, and services to prevent the onset of illegal drug use, to prevent underage alcohol and tobacco use, and to reduce the negative consequences of using substances. Provides its programs, history and accomplishments, publications, calendar of events and other information.
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Created in 1992 with a congressional mandate to expand the availability of effective treatment and recovery services for alcohol and drug problems. This center offers treatment research, statistics, publications and web resources.
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
This online directory of treatment facilities is searchable by location and by treatment characteristics. Treatment centers are automatically mapped.
Service Planning Guidelines: Co-occuring Psychiatric and Substance Disorders
Ken Minkoff, MD, Private Practice, Harvard University
March, 2001
Serious Mental Illness and Its Co-Occurrence with Substance Use Disorders, 2002
This report presents national estimates from the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) of the prevalence and treatment of Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and of co-occurring SMI and substance use disorders (dependence on or abuse of illicit drugs or alcohol) among adults aged 18 or older. The prevalence of treatment for substance use and mental health problems among persons with co-occurring SMI and substance use disorders also is examined by socioeconomic and demographic characteristics.
SAMHSA's Co-Occurring Center for Excellence
The Co-Occurring Center for Excellence (COCE), launched by Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in September 2003, is the first national resource for the field of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (COD).
Sage Institute
Sage Institute specializes in training of mental health professionals and treatment of clients with addictive behavior disorders. Our workshops focus on building participant knowledge and skills in core areas of clinical practice. Course material is built on the premise that effective outcomes are built on efficient treatment plans. Most of our workshops implement the stage-of-change model and the motivational interviewing approach to managing client ambivalence about change.
Strategies for Developing Treatment Programs for People With Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Disorders
Research has confirmed that people with cooccurring substance abuse and mental disorders are a large, significantly underserved population in the United States. They experience multiple health and social problems and require a panoply of services that cut across systems of care, including substance abuse treatment, primary health care, mental health services, and long-term care.
Screening for Co-occurring Disorders
This project aims to validate the MINI, a screen for mental health problems, and the DALI, a screen for substance use problems, for culturally heterogeneous populations in substance abuse and mental health treatment settings and in non-traditional settings such as jails, shelters, outreach and primary care programs.
SCREENING FOR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS USING THE MODIFIED MINI SCREEN (MMS) USER’S GUIDE
This user guide was developed by the NYS Practice Improvement Collaborative (PIC) under a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.
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The Friends Connection
The Friends Connection, a program of the Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania, is a mobile psychiatric rehabilitation program that provides one-to-one peer support counseling and "clean and sober" recreation and leisure-time activities for individuals with co-occurring disorders (mental illness and substance abuse). In addition, the Friends Connection sponsors community-based social and recreational activities that are open to all individuals and agencies participating in the Behavioral Healthcare System in Philadelphia.
The Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania (MHASP)
The Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania (MHASP) is an advocacy, service and education association founded in 1951 to help improve the lives of people with mental illnesses.
The Mental Health Association Dual Diagnosis group
The Mental Health Association sponsors a Dual Diagnosis group for people who have both a mental illness and a substance abuse problem. A person who has both an alcohol or drug problem and an emotional/psychiatric problem is said to have a co-occurring disorder. To recover fully, the person needs treatment for both problems.
Test Your Mental Health IQ
The DASIS Report: Admissions with Co-Occurring Disorders, 1995 and 2001
Between 1995 and 2001, the proportion of substance abuse treatment admissions with co-occurring substance abuse and psychiatric disorders reported to SAMHSA's Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) increased from 12% to 16%. Persons admitted for treatment with both psychiatric and substance abuse disorders are said to have "co-occurring disorders." Other terms for this are "comorbidity and "dual diagnosis."
The Concept and Practice of Recovery
The values that underlie development of community-based services for people with serious mental illnesses and/or co-occurring substance use disorders who are homeless are as important as the individual service components themselves. Each of these values has at its center an abiding belief in the dignity and worth of the individual.
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University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Division of Addiction Psychiatry
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Division of Addiction Psychiatry: The faculty and staff within the Division of Addiction Psychiatry have a broad range of research interests related to addictions including dual diagnosis, tobacco, cocaine, alcohol, heroin, behavioral therapy development, psychopharmacology, complementary medicine, adolescent addiction, cultural research, neuropsychology, and genetics. National Institute of Health and pharmaceutical grants and contracts support research aimed at improving treatments for schizophrenia and co-occurring addiction, cocaine addiction, alcohol dependence, and tobacco dependence.
US Drug Rehab Centers Directory
The US Drug Rehab Centers directory is committed to providing the most comprehensive resources currently available for those in need of information on residential treatment programs and outpatient rehabilitation programs nation-wide.
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Veterans - Department of Veterans Affairs
Our goal is to provide excellence in patient care, veterans' benefits and customer satisfaction. We have reformed our department internally and are striving for high quality, prompt and seamless service to veterans. Our department's employees continue to offer their dedication and commitment to help veterans get the services they have earned. Our nation's veterans deserve no less.
Veterans - Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs’ mission is two-fold:
The The Bureau of Veterans Affairs mission is to provide advice and assistance to Pennsylvania's 1.3 million veterans. To provide quality care to aging veterans. To create responsible citizens and develop life long learning in the veterans children who reside at Scotland School for Veterans Children.
The National Guard Mission is to prepare for combat. To perform world wide operations, providing global reach and global power projection in support of National objectives and to provide trained personnel to support state and local authorities in time of natural disaster or civil strife at the command of the Governor.
Veterans - Southwestern Veterans Center
Welcome to the Southwestern Veterans Center. The center provides a broad spectrum of health care and related services to those Commonwealth veterans who are disabled, chronically ill, or in need of specialized care. The center attempts to assist the veterans in functioning independently and at their optimal levels within the limitations of their illnesses.
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Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic
Office of Education and Regional Programming, the behavioral health component of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), is dedicated to providing state-of-the art training and technical assistance to mental health service providers throughout western Pennsylvania.
Women Co-occurring Disorders and Violence Study
SAMHSA and the Women, Co-Occurring Disorders and Violence Coordinating Center are committed to documenting the lessons learned from the Women, Co-Occurring Disorders and Violence Study and disseminating this information in ways that help improve services and policies affecting women who are trauma survivors and who have co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders.
West Institute at NH-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center
Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment Integrated dual disorders treatment is for people who have co-occurring disorders -- mental illness and addiction. This treatment approach helps people recover by offering mental health and substance abuse services together, in one setting, at the same time. In other words, the same clinicians (or team of clinicians) provide a personalized treatment plan for both mental health and substance abuse problems.
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