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Comorbidity: Addiction and Other Mental Illnesses
Publication year:
2003
| Cataloged on:
May. 07, 2009
ANNOTATION: A review of what is known about comorbidity, “when two disorders or illnesses occur in the same person, simultaneously or sequentially,” is presented (p. 1). Topics covered include: what comorbidity is; childhood ADHD and later drug problems; drug addiction is a mental illness; the commonality of comorbid drug use and mental disorders; overlapping conditions and shared vulnerability; why drug use disorders often co-occur with other mental illnesses; smoking and schizophrenia -- self-medication or shared brain circuitry; the brain continues to develop into adulthood and undergoes dramatic changes during adolescence; the influence of adolescent marijuana use on adult psychosis is affected by genetic variables; how comorbidity can be diagnosed; how comorbid conditions should be treated; exposure to traumatic events puts people at higher risk of substance abuse disorders; examples of promising behavioral therapies for patients with comorbid conditions; barriers to comprehensive treatment for comorbidity; and glossary.