Concurrent Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders: An Information Guide

W.J. Wayne Skinner, Caroline P. O'Grady, Christina Bartha and Carol Parker

A person with a mental health problem has a higher risk of having a substance use problem, just as a person with a substance use problem has an increased chance of having a mental health problem.

This important new guide:

• explains the symptoms and causes of concurrent disorders
• outlines the different kinds of treatments available, including psychosocial and biological treatments
• describes integrated treatment and how it helps
• discusses recovery and relapse prevention
• discusses family involvement
• gives guidance on how to explain concurrent disorders to children

This guide gives a thorough introduction to concurrent disorder treatment options, and sensitive and sound coping skills to help people with concurrent disorders -- and their families -- toward recovery.

• ISBN 0-88868-474-6 • 42 pages • paperback
• $4.95 • published 2004 • product code PM039

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