2004
DOI: 10.1081/ada-200037538
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Prevalence and Characteristics of Clients with Co‐Occurring Disorders in Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment

Abstract: This article reports on the prevalence of probable mental health disorders among clients entering outpatient substance abuse treatment, their clinical characteristics, and past access to substance abuse and mental health care. Four hundred fifteen individuals (74% of those eligible) entering three publicly funded outpatient substance abuse treatment facilities in Los Angeles County were screened for a probable mental health disorder. Of the 210 with a positive screener (just over 50% of those screened), 195 (9… Show more

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“…Although we found no studies sufficiently similar to ours to make meaningful comparisons, the clinical and demographic characteristics of our sample fall within the range of values from related studies (33). Furthermore, we found studies documenting the undertreatment of mental disorders among clients with co-occurring disorders who were using substance abuse treatment (1,10,26,27).…”
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confidence: 46%
“…Although we found no studies sufficiently similar to ours to make meaningful comparisons, the clinical and demographic characteristics of our sample fall within the range of values from related studies (33). Furthermore, we found studies documenting the undertreatment of mental disorders among clients with co-occurring disorders who were using substance abuse treatment (1,10,26,27).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 46%
“…A maioria dos estudos utiliza o conceito de suporte/apoio social como fundamental ao tratamento de transtornos associados ao consumo de álcool e drogas. Outros tratam da relação entre "desordem mental" e consumo de álcool e drogas, demonstrando que indivíduos com desordem mental são prevalentes nos programas de tratamento para o abuso de substâncias (Compton et al, 2000;Havassy et al, 2004;Primm et al, 2000;Watkins et al, 2004).…”
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“…Watkins et al 9 afirmam ser provável a existência de um ou mais transtornos mentais em usuários de álcool e crack, sendo depressão e ansiedade os mais prevalentes. Nesse sentido, identificar a existência desses transtornos contribui significativamente para o bom prognóstico do tratamento.…”
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