To get better, someone with a dual diagnosis must treat both conditions.

A dual diagnosis can make treatment for an alcohol problem harder.

It also hosts an annual international congress on dual diagnosis.

Many people with mental illness, especially those that are dual diagnosis, have trouble taking care of their basic needs.

Last year, 41 percent had a "dual diagnosis" of mental illness and substance abuse.

Dual diagnosis occurs when someone has both a mental disorder and an alcohol or drug problem.

When you have schizophrenia and a substance abuse problem, it's called a dual diagnosis.

Four years ago, only five of MacLaren's residents had a dual diagnosis, she said.

The tenancies are for people with histories of homelessness and many have complex needs including dual diagnosis.

They have been used with single problem addictions as well as dual diagnoses and homeless.

- Dual diagnosis (a combination of a mental health issue and a substance abuse issue).

Sometimes, though, the social and economic problems of the developmentally disabled are complicated by what social workers refer to as a dual diagnosis.

Doctors call this a dual diagnosis.

Clinicians also evaluate the patient for potential co-occurring disorders, dual diagnosis, and mental/behavioral issues.

A number of factors are attributed to the high incidence rate of dual diagnoses:

The term dual diagnosis is often applied to the comorbid existence of both a mental disorder and a developmental disability.

In the UK, the term dual diagnosis is often used to refer to co-occurrence of learning difficulties.

A new direction for work in her imaging group now is dual diagnosis patients with comorbid schizophrenia and cannabis abuse.

The problem is particularly acute for children like Sheila, with a dual diagnosis - mental illness and mental retardation.

Adolescent Substance Abuse: Dual diagnosis and high risk behaviors.

It provided services and advocation for people who have a dual diagnosis of mental health disorders and developmental disabilities.

In 2004, he entered a dual diagnosis rehabilitation clinic in order to receive treatment for an addiction to prescription painkillers.

Her psychology practice specializes in addiction treatment, chemical dependency, dual diagnoses, various forms of trauma/violence/abuse, and multicultural/diversity training.

Dual Diagnosis Services provide a structured program, individualized for the patient, to promote a drug-free and sober lifestyle.

Mental health issues (dual diagnoses)