Link Between Mental Illness and Substance Abuse
Tuesday, 14 January 2014
Treatment professionals have long recognized a causal link between active substance abuse and the exacerbation of mental health symptoms. Similarly, those treating addiction have observed a patient’s drug use and associated problems suddenly escalate when the patient goes off of a needed psychotropic medication. That these two illnesses are connected is no great surprise. The
- Published in Drug Addiction, Mental Illness, Treatment and Recovery
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Assessing Addiction Disorders
Sunday, 25 August 2013
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is the governing body that publishes the DSM which is commonly used in diagnosing various mental health problems. DSM stands for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. In this manual, there are various addiction-related disorders which are outlined with associated criteria which must be met in order for an
- Published in Addiction Recovery, Drug Assessment, Treatment and Recovery