TREATMENT MODELS FOR CLIENTS WITH COOCCURRING ADDICTIVE AND MENTAL-DISORDERS

Recent epidemiologic studies conducted by the National Comorbidity Sur vey have indicated that up to 51% of individuals with a serious mental illness are also dependent on or addicted to illicit drugs, However, only 50% of these clients with cooccurring addictive and mental disord ers receive treatment that addresses both issues. The author provides a historical overview of treatment philosophies and approaches, descri bes current treatment models, and reports on outcome data that describ e the efficacy of current treatment, Recommendations are made for nurs es to incorporate effective treatment models into nursing practice. Co pyright (C) 1998 by W.B. Saunders Company.