Co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders
A person who has alcohol or drug problems and emotional/psychiatric problems is said to have co-occurring disorders. To recover fully, the person needs treatment for both problems. Co-occurring disorders are more common than you might think. According to a report published by the Journal of the American Medical Association:
- Thirty-seven percent of alcohol abusers and 53 percent of drug abusers also have at least one serious mental illness.
- Of all people diagnosed as mentally ill, 29 percent currently abuse either alcohol or drugs and 60 percent will abuse either alcohol or other drugs some time during their lifetime.
Learn more about co-occurring disorders through the links below:
Evidence Based Practices: Shaping Mental Health Services Toward Recovery - Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT) Toolkit
Co-occurring Disorders (COD) training
Missouri COSIG (Co-occurring Disorders State Incentive Grant)
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) - Co-Occurring Center for Excellence
SAMHSA - Matrix: Populations with Co-occurring Substance Use & Mental Disorders
Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network
Dual Diagnosis Recovery Network
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Women with Co-occurring Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders
SAMHSA's Treatment Improvement Exchange on COD (co-occurring disorders)
