Journal of Health Education Research & Development

LaVelle Hendricks

Publications

• Special Issue Article
  Bipolar and Substance Abuse: The Dual-Diagnosis Client
  Author(s): Kimberly Scarcelli and LaVelle HendricksKimberly Scarcelli and LaVelle Hendricks
  
  The concept of a client having both a Substance Abuse Disorder (SAD) as well as a mental disorder is becoming more prevalent with 25 to 33% of all mental health patients considered dual-diagnosed [1]. While counselors are equipped to address one of the disorders in clients readily, the comorbidity creates difficulty in best meeting the client’s needs. The combination of Bipolar and Substance Abuse Disorder in an individual creates two key focal areas to address in counseling that may actually conflict with the other, or in some cases, one disorder may instigate the other. A need exists for both assessments and treatments that address this comorbidity combination. The concept of a client having both a substance abuse disorder as well as a mental disorder becoming more prevalent with 25 to 33% of all mental health patients considered dual-diagnosed [1]. The psychiatric t.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2380-5439.1000228

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