PSY-8152: Co-Occurring Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders and Other Mental Conditions

Nicholson, R., Mackenzie, C., Afifi, T. O., Keough, M., & Sareen, J. (2019). An examination of comorbid psychiatric disorders in disordered gamblers versus other substance-related disorders. Journal of Gambling Studies, 35(3), 829–847.
This article is important as there is a specific discussion of Gambling Disorder treatments as a co-occurring condition. Pay attention to the introduction as there is a very informative discussion of addictive disorders and mood disorders.

Brown, S., Kramer, K., Lewno, B., Dumas, L., Sacchetti, G., & Powell, E. (2015). Correlates of self-stigma among individuals with substance use problems. International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction, 13(6), 687–698.
This article provides an important discussion on self-stigma, a phenomenon that increases barriers to treatment. The introduction provides essential information on the role of stigma.

Rogers, K. G., Thomas, T. P., Kim, K., Ward-Sutton, C., & Melvin, A. (2019). Improving rehabilitation counselors’ knowledge of co-occurring disorders, screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment practices. Journal of Best Practices in Health Professions Diversity: Education, Research & Policy, 12(2), 141–153.
This resource describes research on counselors’ knowledge of screening and various methods to assess co-occurring mental conditions. Give specific attention to the range of skills demonstrated with the participants.

McGinty, E. E., & Daumit, G. L. (2020). Integrating mental health and addiction treatment into general medical care: The role of policy. Psychiatric Services, 71(11), 1163-1169.
This resource presents information regarding the effective integration of mental health and SUD treatment in the medical care environment. Pay special attention to the discussion of lessons learned.

Yule, A. M., & Kelly, J. F. (2019). Integrating treatment for co-occurring mental health conditions. Alcohol Research: Current Reviews, 40(1), 61–73.
This resource provides a rationale for the integration of mental and other substance use disorder treatments. The entire article is rich with information. The section on innovation is very interesting.

Pacini, M., Maremmani, A. G. I., & Maremmani, I. (2020). The conceptual framework of dual disorders and its flaws. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9(7), 2098.
This article provides an important discussion of how to move to a hierarchical model for treating co-occurring disorders. The section of the article that defines and explains dual disorders is especially helpful.