Co-existing mental health and substance use and alcohol difficulties – why do we persist with the term “dual diagnosis” within mental health services?

Advances in Dual Diagnosis

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 162-172

  Guest, Christian ^a   Holland, Mark ^b  

^a ROTHERHAM DONCASTER AND SOUTH HUMBER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH MANCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 key principles; Co existing difficulties; Dual diagnosis; Mental health services; Self medication hypothesis; Substance misuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986180646     PISSN: 17570972     EISSN: 20428324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17570971111197175     Document Type: Article

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