Background: Persons with mental disorders frequently have other co-occurring problems
such as substance related disorders and HIV/AIDS. Individuals with co-occurring medical …

Background: To better respond to the health care needs of people with co-occurring mental
illness and substance use disorders, it is vital to understand their itinerary through the health …

Objectives: Individuals with co-occurring mental and substance use dis-orders require
psychiatric and substance abuse treatments. A critical question is whether these individuals …

Persons with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders are known to have high
needs. However, no study has simultaneously calculated the 'fit'between need and use of …

Objective: Psychological disorders and substance use comorbidity is associated with greater
symptomatology and a worse prognosis. Previous research has highlighted discrepancies in …

Abstracts This study sought to identify profiles associated with substance dependence only,
mental disorders only and co-occurring disorder respectively, using a broad range of socio …

Objective: To examine the prevalence and profile of people with co-occurring mental and
substance use disorders in relation to numerous demographic, diagnostic, and needs …

Objectives: This study contributes to knowledge of the processes un-derlying help seeking
by those with mental and substance use disorders by examining relationships among need …

OBJECTIVE: Previous research on the prevalence of medical disorders among adults with
mental illness has been inconclusive. In general, studies have found higher rates among …

The purpose of this study was twofold:(1) To investigate the individual-and system-level
characteristics associated with high utilization of acute mental health services according to a …