Background Mounting evidence indicates that early recognition and treatment of behavioral
health disorders can prevent complications, improve quality of life, and help reduce health …

Recent research elucidates many aspects of the problem of co-occurring substance use
disorder (SUD) in patients with severe mental illness, which is often termed dual diagnosis …

This comprehensive clinical handbook provides virtually everything needed to plan, deliver,
and evaluate effective treatment for persons with substance abuse problems and persistent …

The literature on homeless adults with severe mental illness is generally silent on a critical
issue surrounding service delivery—the contrast between housing first and treatment first …

Abstract State Psychiatric Hospital outpatients (93 men, 69 women) diagnosed with a
serious persistent mental illness (SPMI) completed the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification …

Several case studies indicate that clozapine use is associated with reductions in the use of
nicotine, alcohol, or illicit drugs. Although not designed to assess clozapine, this study …

BackgroundIncreasing attention has been given by researchers to cannabis use in
individuals with psychosis. As psychoses are relatively low-prevalence disorders, research …

Background: The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and the short Drug
Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10) are brief selfreport screens for alcohol and drug problems …

Objective: The use of cannabis during the early stage of psychosis has been linked with
increased psychotic symptoms. This study aimed to examine the use of cannabis in the 12 …

In this chapter we review research on the relationships between substance use disorder and
11 domains of adjustment for people with severe mental illness. Studies are divided into …