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Mentally Ill Substance Abusers

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Mentally ill substance abusers have two illnesses. The first is the substance abuse pattern, one that may involve signs of physical dependency including tolerance and withdrawal, and that often creates problems in employment, relationships, and legal areas. Second, this group suffers more severe emotional and cognitive disturbances than those one ordinarily sees in people who abuse substances. The overlap between the two illnesses often leads to diagnostic confusion and complicates treatment strategies.

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    Bick Wanck

  2. Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, 12302, USA

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 15213, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    Michael E. Thase M.D.

  2. West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA

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  3. Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    Michel Hersen Ph.D.

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Wanck, B. (1990). Mentally Ill Substance Abusers. In: Thase, M.E., Edelstein, B.A., Hersen, M. (eds) Handbook of Outpatient Treatment of Adults. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0894-0_25

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