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Traditional, distinct models of treatment for psychiatric illness and substance abuse are no longer adequate to respond to the clinical reality of coexisting disorders (Ziegler-Driscoll, Sax, Deal, & Ostreicher, 1980). The body of evidence on the prevalence of dual disorders is increasing rapidly (Alterman, Erdlen, & Murphy, 1981; McLellan, Druley, & Carson, 1978; Pokorny, 1965; Powell, Penick, Othmer, Bingham, & Rice, 1982). Many authors agree that existing substance abuse rehabilitation concepts are outmoded for the emerging population and that more comprehensive and flexible services are needed to respond successfully to patients with chronic patterns of substance abuse and severe emotional dysfunction (Carroll, 1975; Dichter & Eusanio, 1978; Fine, 1980; McLellan, MacGahan, & Druley, 1978; Ziegler-Driscoll et al, 1980). Others emphasize that the successful assimilation of patients with a wide array of problem areas and range of dysfunction into an effective program will be determined not only by the severity of the patients’ disorders but by the training and experience of the staff (Fine, 1980; Zosa, 1978).
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Harrison, P.A., Martin, J.A., Tuason, V.B., Hoffmann, N.G. (1985). Conjoint Treatment of Dual Disorders. In: Alterman, A.I. (eds) Substance Abuse and Psychopathology. Applied Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3641-7_13
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