Residential Treatment for Children & Youth · 1991 · 23 citations · 0 references
NursingPsychiatryAddiction PsychiatryBehavioral HealthSubstance Use DisordersCo-occurring DisordersCo-occurring Mental DisordersDrugs Of AbuseDual DiagnosisSubstance UseSubstance-related DisordersCo-occurring Disorder ManagementCo-occurring Disorders CareDual Diagnosis CareResidential Treatment PlacementSubstance Abuse TreatmentSubstance Use Disorder DiagnosisSubstance Use Disorder IntegrationTreatment Utilization Epidemiology
The paper describes a barely perceptible, but nonetheless quite ominous trend in Residential Treatment Centers (RTCs): The increasing incidence of patients with so-called "dual diagnosis" (i.e., those who have drug and substance abuse problems in addition to or concomitantly with customary psychiatric disorders). Clinical and administrative repercussions of this trend are discussed, and suggestions for coping with the dilemma presented.