Dual diagnosis treatment is among the most demanding challenges facing substance use disorder (SUD) clinics. Data suggests that more than 15% of individuals with SUD also have a serious mental illness (SMI) and nearly 30% of individuals with SMI also have SUD, yet only 10% of...
A carefully planned substance use disorder (SUD) assessment is essential to the treatment process. Unless the clinical team understands how addiction affects the patient and whether any other co-occurring disorders are at play, developing an effective treatment plan is...
Anxiety and substance use disorder (SUD) are among the most common psychiatric diagnoses in the United States, with a respective lifetime prevalence of 28.8% and 14.6%. Psychiatric Times has noted that in any 12 months, 33% to 45% of individuals with anxiety disorder will ...