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Co-occurring Disorders, Emotion/Mood Literacy, and Emotion/Mood Regulation

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There is a need for integrated treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (i.e., co-occurring disorders or COD). However, evidence-based practice guidelines for COD are not yet supported by a mature body of research. Front-line programs and practitioners have no alternative but to explore ways to improve their own COD theory and practice knowledge. A rural adult outpatient addiction treatment agency in Ontario, Canada wanted to improve its ability to assist people with COD. The majority of COD involved mood and/or anxiety disorders concurrent with substance abuse or dependence. A qualitative hermeneutic phenomenology approach generated three COD practice/theory developments: adopting a functional evolutionary perspective vis-à-vis the purpose of emotion/mood experiences; focusing on enhancing COD service users’ emotion/mood literacy; and focusing on emotion/mood regulation in terms of mental health and substance use. Findings are discussed. While not generalizable, the developments may contribute to hypotheses that can be tested for generalizability.

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Ostrander, J.F., Ferrucci, S. Co-occurring Disorders, Emotion/Mood Literacy, and Emotion/Mood Regulation. Int J Ment Health Addiction 5, 195–209 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-007-9076-6

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