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A survey of referrals to specialist services for people with learning disabilities who have a dual diagnosis or challenging behaviour
- Authors:
- ALLEN David, KERR Mike
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 22(4), December 1994, pp.144-147.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
There exists, as yet, no proven service model for people with learning difficulties who are difficult to serve in community settings. This paper describes an initial survey of referrals to separate services for people with a dual diagnosis or behavioural challenges using a structured rating scale. Few significant differences were evident between the populations using the two services, and those which were found related more to the severity of management problems rather than diagnostic criteria. It is suggested that planners and clinicians should avoid producing overlapping services and concentrate instead on unified multidisciplinary assessment and intervention.
The dual diagnoses concept
- Author:
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- Journal article citation:
- Addiction Counselling World, 6(31), November 1994, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Addiction Recovery Foundation
The term dual diagnoses refers to two overlapping but discernible subgroups of patients. One subgroup has both a major psychiatric illness and a major substance abuse disorder. The other subgroup use alcohol and/or drugs in ways which affect the course and treatment of mental illness. Looks at treatment strategies.