Dual diagnosis capability in mental health and addiction treatment services: an assessment of programs across multiple state systems

Adm Policy Ment Health. 2014 Mar;41(2):205-14. doi: 10.1007/s10488-012-0449-1.

Abstract

Despite increased awareness of the benefits of integrated services for persons with co-occurring substance use and psychiatric disorders, estimates of the availability of integrated services vary widely. The present study utilized standardized measures of program capacity to address co-occurring disorders, the dual diagnosis capability in addiction treatment and dual diagnosis capability in mental health treatment indexes, and sampled 256 programs across the United States. Approximately 18 % of addiction treatment and 9 % of mental health programs met criteria for dual diagnosis capable services. This is the first report on public access to integrated services using objective measures.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Community Mental Health Services / statistics & numerical data*
  • Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
  • Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)
  • Humans
  • Mental Disorders / therapy*
  • Mental Health Services / statistics & numerical data
  • Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / statistics & numerical data*
  • Substance-Related Disorders / rehabilitation*
  • United States