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Dual diagnosis logo #10101) Drug rehabilitation
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Dual diagnosis logo #21000 Dual diagnosis (also called co-occurring disorders, COD) is the condition of suffering from a mental illness and a comorbid substance abuse problem. There is considerable debate surrounding the appropriateness using a single category for a heterogeneous group of individuals with complex needs and a varied range of problems. The concept can be used...
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Dual diagnosis logo #22568When two or more problems or disorders affect a person at the same time.
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Dual diagnosis

Dual diagnosis logo #21465Dual diagnosis refers to two or more disorders affecting one person. For example, mental illness and learning disablity. It is also used to indicate that a person who has been diagnosed with a mental health problem also misuses substances, such as illegal drugs, legal drugs or alcohol.
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Dual diagnosis logo #24203When someone has both alcohol misuse and a mental health condition. Example: Treating both alcoholism and bipolar disorder simultaneously.
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Dual diagnosis logo #20141This term refers to coexisting diagnoses of mental illness and drug or alcohol abuse. It covers cases where someone with a mental illness is subsequently diagnosed with an addiction that aggravates their condition, such as cannabis use on top of schizophrenia. Conversely, it may refer to someone whose drug addiction leads to mental illness, as may ...
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Dual Diagnosis logo #21603Refers to two or more diagnoses affecting a person, for example depression and learning disability. It is also used when a person is diagnosed with a mental health problem and uses substances such as illegal drugs or alcohol.
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Dual diagnosis logo #22566When two or more problems/disorders affect a person at the same time.
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