Question

1. Define co-occurring disorders related to psychiatric/mental illness and substance use disorders. What is the prevalence of this disorder?

2. Explain what is meant by the term "substance induced mood disorder". State the risk factors involved for this disorder.

3. Should treatment differ for clients with co-occurring disorders compared to those with an alcohol or drug disorder? Explain your rationale.

4. Some participants of self help groups are court-mandated to attend because of a DUI or DWI conviction. Do you feel that clients should be mandated to attend self-help meetings? Why or why not?

Answer 1

Answer :

Definition : the term co occuring disorder replaces the terms dual disorder and dual diagnosis when referring to an individual who has a co existing mental illness and substance Use disorder .while commonly used to refer to the combination of substance Use and mental disorders ,the term also refer to other combinations of disorders .

Prevalence : the 2016 national survey on drug Use and health found that approximately 8.2 million american adults (3.4%) had a mental illness as well as a substance Use disorder within the past year .

2) substance induced mood disorder :

• Substance induced mood disorder is a change in the way you think ,feel or add caused by taking or stopping a drug .these changes in mood can last days or weeks .Causes and risk factors :
• Family history of addiction or any psychiatric disorders .
• People who are not having family support
• Poor parenting
• Peer group encouragement to alcohol
• Low socio economic status .
• Unemployment ,divorse etc .
• The brain makes chemicals that affect thoughts ,emotions and actions .without the right balance of these chemicals there may be problems with the way you think ,feel or act .
• Many drugs change the amountamounts of these chemicals
• Some drugs can cause mood problems while you are taking them
• Other drugs can cause mood problems For a week to several weeks after you stop taking them .
• Drugs and medicines that can cause problems includes :

1. Alcohol and illegal drugs such as cocaine and LSD .
2. Nonprescription medicines such as some decongestants .
3. Prescription medicines such as those to treatment heart problems ,High bp ,anti anxiety medicines ,antidepressants ,pain medications and others etc .

3) answer :

• To provide appropriate treatment For co occuring disorders ,the substance abuse and mental health services administration of the U.S .department of health and human services recommended an integrated treatment is a means of co ordinating substance abuse and mental health interventions ,rather than treating each disorder separately and without consideration to other .

4) answer :

• self help groups are small groups of people facing similar problems .
• Self help groups such as narcotic anonymous support groups and therapy may be help ful .
• it will provide the individual comfort because all the members are similar and same health problems
• It will provide the couselling to people to prevent the substance induced mood disorder .
• If the person paid fine For his conviction ,no need to attend For court ,if not case will be filed and he has to attend For court.