Alcohol- and Drug-Use Disorders in Australia: Implications of the National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

Teesson, Maree; Hall, Wayne; Lynskey, Michael; Degenhardt, Louisa

doi:10.1080/j.1440-1614.2000.00715.x

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“…These findings are consistent with the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Well-being which found that, among people diagnosed with an alcohol-use disorder, 48% of females and 34% of males had a co-morbid mental health problem (Teesson et al, 2000). Few studies have focused on the implications of integrating drug and alcohol and mental health treatment in the ED setting (King et al, 2004;Curran et al, 2003).…”

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Attitudes and beliefs of emergency department staff regarding alcohol-related presentations

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Copeland²,

Conigrave

et al. 2009

International Emergency Nursing

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Attitudes and beliefs of emergency department staff regarding alcohol-related presentations

Indig¹,

Copeland²,

Conigrave

et al. 2009

International Emergency Nursing

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“…A recent Australian household survey examining the prevalence of mental illness among people with substance use revealed that 34% of males and 48% of females with an alcohol use disorder met criteria for another (nonsubstance use) mental disorder. Likewise, 64% of males and 65% of females with any drug use disorder met criteria for another mental disorder [2].…”

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“…Likewise, people with substance use disorders have a higher incidence of psychiatric problems than the general community [2]. Several studies have shown that substance use and mental illness commonly occur together [e.g.…”

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Long-term follow-up of people with co-existing psychiatric and substance use disorders: patterns of use and outcomes

Greig

Baker

Lewin

et al. 2006

Drug and Alcohol Review

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The aims of this study were to document long-term patterns of substance use among people with co-existing psychiatric and substance use disorders and to explore differences in psychosocial outcomes for groups with different substance use outcome profiles (persistent hazardous, intermittent hazardous and non-hazardous users). An opportunistic long-term (4 - 6 years) follow-up interview was conducted with participants from a previous study who were recruited during their inpatient admission at a public psychiatric hospital in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Follow-up data were obtained from 47 people from the original study and combined with their existing baseline, 6-month and 12-month data. The follow-up interview included demographic variables and measures of substance use, psychiatric symptomatology and a range of psychosocial variables. Alcohol, cannabis and amphetamines were the most commonly misused substances. Persistent hazardous users experienced poorer outcomes in the domains of social functioning and psychiatric symptomatology, including depression, than intermittently hazardous or non-hazardous users. An unusually high mortality rate of 10% among the males in the original sample (12/120) was an unexpected finding, particularly as this was likely to be an underestimate. Given the differences in outcomes between groups with varied gradations of substance use, a harm minimisation approach for research and practice among people with co-existing psychiatric and substance use disorders is endorsed.

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“…Although problems with illicit drug dependence can be protracted and drug treatment clients commonly report high levels of comorbid physical and mental health conditions (Anglin and Hser 1990;Callaly et al 2001;Hser et al 1997;Teesson et al 2000), there is little or no research on what drug treatment clients do to promote or maintain their health outside of clinical settings. This means that "there is little research identifying specific health-promoting strategies among drug users that treatment specialists may use to improve overall intervention plans" (p. 610, Drumm et al 2005).…”

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Managing Mental Health Problems in Everyday Life: Drug Treatment Clients’ Self-Care Strategies

Holt

Treloar

2007

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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Little is understood about the self-care activities undertaken by drug treatment clients. Using data from a qualitative study of drug treatment and mental health we identify the self-care practices of drug treatment clients diagnosed with anxiety and depression. Seventy-seven participants were interviewed in four sites across Australia. Participants described a range of self-care practices for mental health including: self-medication, seeking social support, physical exercise, counselling-derived techniques, keeping busy and other less common strategies. These findings show that drug treatment clients undertake similar self-care practices to the general population and illicit drug users and that these activities echo beneficial practices identified in the research literature. The results suggest opportunities for service providers to work with clients on self-care activities that may improve mental health. Tensions between consumer and professional views of self-care, and the limits to encouraging self-care as a substitute for treatment, are discussed.

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Alcohol- and Drug-Use Disorders in Australia: Implications of the National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

Cited by 190 publications

References 27 publications

Attitudes and beliefs of emergency department staff regarding alcohol-related presentations

Attitudes and beliefs of emergency department staff regarding alcohol-related presentations

Long-term follow-up of people with co-existing psychiatric and substance use disorders: patterns of use and outcomes

Managing Mental Health Problems in Everyday Life: Drug Treatment Clients’ Self-Care Strategies

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