W4: Comorbidity and behavioral addictions Flashcards
People who are likely to require a combination of mental health and SUD services
- disabled by comorbid mental health and SUD (integrated approach)
- disabled by MH and affected by SUD (MH service primarily)
- disabled by SUD and affected by MH (SUD service)
- mildly disabled by dual diagnosis (GP)
How many people have comorbid psychiatric conditions
37% of alcohol disorders
53% of other SUD
Consequences and correlates of dual diagnosis
- big rates of treatment noncompliance
- relapse
- disorted perception and cognition
- suicidal ideation
- social exclusion
- homelessness
- agression and injury
- HIV, hepatitis, cardio/liver/gastro diseases
Four explanations for SUD among schizophrenia Gregg
- SUD causes schizophrenia (Cannabis)
- SU as self-medication
- Etiological factors (vulnerability = childhood / bu no genetic evidence)
- Schizophrenia and SUD maintain each other
Treatment issues
- less motivation to change
- harder to engage
- drop out
- slow progress
- psychosis may inhibit process
- narrow coping skills
- idiosyncratic avoidance methods to manage positive symptoms
5 stages of readiness to change Prochaska
- precontemplation
- contemplation
- preparation
- action
- maintenance
Intervensions for Dual Diagnosis
- Motivational Interviewing
- CBT
- Family support
- group interventions
Group interventions
- relapse prevention approaches
- assertive community treatment
- lower intensity treatment
Motivational interviewing
- essential in early stages
- individual might not be aware of problem
- personal choice, responsibility, awareness of risk
- make links between life goals and SUD problems
CBT
- recognize symptoms
- coping with cravings
- healthy alternatives
- normalizing lapses
- plan for relapse
- cognitive restructuring to counteract positive beliefs of SUD
Relapse prevention approaches
- tailored to each participant abilities
- traditional 12 step approach
- uneffective for dual diagnosis
Assertive community treatment
- structured health care service
- conventional model of case management to needs of cohort
- better outcomes on SU and quality of life, but equal on other
Lower intensity treatment
- freedom to leave facility
- community based daily attendance
- less responsibility for peers
- direct staff involvement
- less intense therapy
- better outcomes at 1-2 y follow up
Treatments that work for dually diagnosed
- effective psychiatric
- reducing SUD treatments
People with schizophrenia and SUD can benefit from
CBT + MI
Women with SUD, PTSD and depression can benefit from
CBT
Tiet and Mausbach that evidence of integrated treatment having superior outcome is
weak
Broad service models of potential treatment
- sequential (one condition, then another)
- parallel (by isolated providers)
- integrated (by same team)