Dual Diagnosis: Substance Misuse and Psychiatric Disorders

by Rassool Rassool (Author)

• New

  Illustrated
  2001

  $70.77

  Dual diagnosis is the concurrent existence of substance misuse and psychiatric disorders in an individual. There has been an increase in the number of people being dual diagnosed and this impacts psychiatry services in primary care and general hospital settings. This book will provide practitioners with a comprehensive text on the contemporary issues of working with dual diagnosis patients from both clinical and theoretical perspectives.