MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'dual diagnosis'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:38:21 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139638&cid=t_140703_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F17%2Fcommissioning-prison-based-substance-misuse-services-201112%2F Title: Commissioning prison based substance misuse services 2011/12 Scan or click to download 'Commissioning prison based substance misuse services 2011/12' The Skinny: Dear Collegue letter that recommends the composition of Joint Commissioning Groups for Commissioning prison based substance misuse services 2011/12 should comprise of: • Prison governor or member of the prison senior management team (NOMS1) • PCT • DAAT lead • Local Authority representative • Probation (NOMS) • Police Publisher: DH Published: 27/07/11 Size: 3p. Filed under: Ooops Missed Category! Tagged: Addiction, Addiction units, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol abuse services, Behaviour disorders, Commissioning, Drug Abuse, Drug abuse services, Dual Diagnosis, Grey Literature, Health Services, Management cont... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139638 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:58:20 +0100 5139638 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4600491&cid=t_140703_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F15%2Fnursing-times-2011-vol-107-no-7%2F This article describes how a collaborative project at Leicestershire Partnership Trust is addressing the needs of patients with dual diagnosis. The aims of the project, as well as the successes and challenges are outlined. Guidance is provided on setting up a collaborative service. Contact the Library for a copy of this article. Filed under: Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Dual Diagnosis, Integrated Care, Mental Health, Substance Abuse (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4600491 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:38:16 +0100 4600491 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4343338&cid=t_140703_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FIyxE8gkYpDc%2F An eating disorder is a disease, not a choice. If you’re suffering from anorexia or bulimia, you didn’t decide to be sick. More importantly, you can’t simply decide to get better. Only by enrolling in an exclusive eating disorder treatment program administered by a private eating disorder treatment center can you expect to achieve meaningful and lasting eating disorder recovery. Anyone who tells you otherwise is either lying or delusional. It’s no secret that eating disorders can ruin lives. The good news here is that eating disorder treatment programs really can help to solve the problem. The day you enroll in a professional eating disorder treatment facility will be the day you start rediscovering yourself as you used to be, before your disease turned you into the person you are... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4343338 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 04:34:04 +0100 4343338 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4343343&cid=t_140703_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F0i1WKJkh-dE%2F Eating disorders ruin lives. But that doesn’t have to be the end of the story. On the contrary, exclusive eating disorder treatment centers have a proven record of helping patients heal from the inside-out. The catch, of course, is that the only successful eating disorder treatment facilities are those which employ qualified professional experts. There are many eating disorder treatment programs in California. Some of them are administered by qualified and compassionate caregivers. Others are run by counselors who have little or no familiarity with eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia. As should go without saying, you can only afford to trust your health to a facility in the former group. Now, for your own sake, it’s time to start researching your options. You will never, ever, ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4343343 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 09:57:31 +0100 4343343 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4251266&cid=t_140703_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FLrm2jTCt31Q%2F An eating disorder is a disease, not a choice. No one decides to suffer from anorexia or bulimia. By the same token, no one can ever simply decide to get better. If you’re serious about achieving eating disorder recovery, it’s essential that you enroll in an exclusive eating disorder treatment program administered by a private eating disorder treatment facility. In the end, there’s simply no other way for healing to happen. The fact that you’re here, reading this, suggests that you don’t need a lecture about the perils of eating disorders. The good news is that professional eating disorder treatment really can solve the problem—but only if you’re brave enough to reach out for help. The day you trust your health to the experts at an eating disorder treatment center will be th... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4251266 Sat, 11 Dec 2010 07:47:21 +0100 4251266 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4229279&cid=t_140703_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FIbevHszUVyg%2F Eating disorders are devastating diseases. But that devastation doesn’t have to be the end of the story. Whoever you are, however hopeless you believe yourself to be, an exclusive eating disorder treatment program administered by a private eating disorder treatment center really can help you achieve eating disorder recovery. The catch, of course, is that you have to be the one to initiate the healing process. Anorexia and bulimia are personal problems. By the same token, eating disorder recovery must begin with a personal decision. Only after you’ve found the strength and the courage to enroll in a luxury eating disorder treatment facility can you expect to start healing from the inside-out. For your own sake, for the sake of the people who care about you, let today be the day you fina... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4229279 Sat, 04 Dec 2010 06:30:30 +0100 4229279 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4207506&cid=t_140703_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F0UW4Mls620U%2F Eating disorders are diseases. Like all diseases, they can’t be overcome without professional medical help. If you’re suffering from anorexia or bulimia, it’s not because you decided to be sick. And if you’re going to achieve eating disorder recovery, it won’t be because you simply decided to get healthy. On the contrary, the road to wellness must and can only run through a private eating disorder treatment center. The good news here is that exclusive eating disorder treatment facilities really do change lives. By enrolling in a professional eating disorder treatment program, you’ll set yourself on the path towards a better tomorrow, a future free from the pain and suffering that afflict you today. You already know what you stand to lose in the fight against eating disorders. N... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4207506 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:53:35 +0100 4207506 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4003440&cid=t_140703_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FJQJMPcWR_8s%2F You didn’t choose to suffer from an eating disorder. More importantly, you can’t simply decide to get better. Anorexia and bulimia are diseases, and like all diseases they can only be overcome with the help of competent professional therapists. If you’re serious about achieving eating disorder recovery, you’re going to have to enroll in an eating disorder treatment center. The good news is that private eating disorder treatment facilities really do change lives. The catch, of course, is that patients have to initiate the healing process by reaching out for help. Only after you’ve confronted the fact of your eating disorder problem can you take the necessary steps to heal from the inside-out. For your own sake, for the sake of the people who care about you, let today be the day y... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4003440 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:33:14 +0100 4003440 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3511789&cid=t_140703_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2Fu1BpFb53wa0%2F Are you married to an alcoholic spouse? Is your alcoholic husband or alcoholic wife unlucky enough to be suffering from another diagnosis in addition to their alcohol problem? The most common dual diagnoses I see in my psychiatric practice that accompany an alcohol problem are an anxiety disorder, depression, attention deficit disorder (ADD), and bipolar disorder. If these underlying mental health disorders are not treated with the appropriate medications, alcohol is often used to self medicate symptoms. Here are some danger signs. Does your alcoholic spouse do any of the following: Drink too much after work to “unwind”. This shows an ability to manage daily stress (anxiety disorder). Drink too much to “feel good”. Your alcoholic spouse is altering his/her depresse... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3511789 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:45:51 +0100 3511789 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3126795&cid=t_140703_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2Ffr7c0Vg2PF8%2F An eating disorder is a disease. Like any disease, it can’t be overcome without professional medical help. If you’re a victim of anorexia or bulimia, you can’t possibly expect to get better if you don’t seek the services of a private eating disorder treatment center. In the end, those patients who attempt to recover without first enrolling in an eating disorder treatment program are almost invariably doomed to fail. You already know how devastating eating disorders can be. The good news is that that devastation doesn’t have to be the end of the story. Those individuals who accept help from exclusive eating disorder treatment facilities really do go on to rediscover life as they used to know it, and themselves as they used to be. The decision to reach out for assistance will be th... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3126795 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:50:37 +0100 3126795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2894773&cid=t_140703_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FWId9UK9thLw%2F An eating disorder is a disease, not a choice. The practical implication, of course, is that professional eating disorder treatment is essential to meaningful eating disorder recovery. No one ever decides to be a sick. By the same token, no one can ever simply decide to get better. Only by seeking help from a private eating disorder treatment facility can you expect to overcome anorexia or bulimia. Given the stakes, you can’t afford to learn that lesson the hard way. The fact that you’re here, reading this, suggests that you already know how devastating eating disorders can be. Now it’s time to learn how eating disorder treatment can help to solve the problem. The best eating disorder treatment centers really do change lives. Don’t wait any longer to finally discover that truth for... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2894773 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:10:08 +0100 2894773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2842449&cid=t_140703_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F29%2Fseeing-double-meeting-the-challenge-of-dual-diagnosis%2F Title: Seeing double: meeting the challenge of dual diagnosis The Skinny: Dual diagnosis is the term used to describe people who have concurrent mental health and substance misuse or alcohol problems. It affects a third of mental health service users, half of substance misuse service users and 70 per cent of prisoners. Key Issues: Dual diagnosis affects a third of mental health service users, half of substance misuse service users and 70 per cent of prisoners. There are some examples of excellent mainstreamed services in this area. However, at a national level provision is patchy and remains an area of concern. Service users with a dual diagnosis typically use NHS services more and cost more. Improving provision for users with dual diagnosis could save money. Providing effective care and ... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2842449 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:10:53 +0100 2842449 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442816&cid=t_140703_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2Fkln9JdN_igE%2F Eating disorder recovery is about rediscovering yourself as you used to be. To be a victim of an eating disorder is to become someone you aren’t—a person wracked by need and despair, a person at odds with her world and herself. The good news is that proper eating disorder treatment really can help to solve the problem. The catch is that eating disorder recovery can only begin when you let it. Anorexia and bulimia are invariably personal problems. Eating disorder recovery, in turn, has to be an intimate process. If you’re going to get better, it’s going to be because you commit yourself to healing process, and resolve to see your eating disorder treatment program through to its conclusion. Successful eating disorder recovery will be the best thing that ever happens to you. Don’t w... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442816 Fri, 22 May 2009 17:52:34 +0100 2442816 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2415833&cid=t_140703_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FQa5BoOnW6qE%2F The first step on the road to depression recovery is admitting that you don’t have all the answers. Bipolar depression is an overwhelming disease, one that strips its victims of the ability to think objectively about themselves or their problems. The plain fact of the matter is that depression victims aren’t able to accurately assess the plight to which they’re subjected—which means that healing has to start with a willingness to get help from people who can see the way forward. The good news in all this is that professional depression treatment really does work for those individuals who seek it out. As devastating as bipolar depression can be, the right depression treatment program can help to solve the problem. The catch, of course, is that you have to take the first step. Try as... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2415833 Sat, 16 May 2009 01:41:39 +0100 2415833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2399233&cid=t_140703_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F-aLsqrxa87I%2F An eating disorder treatment program is only as useful as a patient makes it. Some eating disorder treatment facilities in Los Angeles lead clients to believe that healing is easy, as if getting well were simply a matter of entering treatment and then letting someone else do the heavy lifting. If only things were so simple. As a point of fact, eating disorder recovery is always the product of personal effort. If you want your eating disorder treatment program to work for you, in other words, you’re going to have to make it happen through the force of your own will. None of this is to say that you won’t need help along the way. On the contrary, a successful eating disorder treatment program is almost invariably one administered by competent, compassionate professionals. But caregivers c... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2399233 Sat, 09 May 2009 00:32:56 +0100 2399233 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2390425&cid=t_140703_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2Fq09Cr-hhH6A%2F Bipolar depression is not an indication of personal failure, or moral weakness. Bipolar depressives don’t choose the fate that befalls them; they’re victims of a disease, in the same sense that cancer patients and diabetic are victims of diseases. The logical corollary, of course, is that bipolar depression can only be overcome with the help of competent depression treatment professionals. In the end, there’s simply no other way for healing to happen. Too many victims of bipolar depression try to get better on their own. For your own sake, please don’t make the same mistake. No one would ever try to beat cancer without seeking treatment from an oncology center. By the same token, no one should ever try to beat depression outside of a depression treatment facility. The choice is you... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2390425 Wed, 06 May 2009 04:41:11 +0100 2390425 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2381160&cid=t_140703_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FsShtM5451YY%2F Depression treatment is very often a fundamental part of the drug recovery process. The reason is a simple one: Drug addiction is at root a psychological disease, and drug rehabilitation must entail meaningful psychological healing. Any drug rehab facility that fails to recognize as much does a tremendous disservice to the clients it promises to heal. The practical implication here should be obvious. In choosing a drug rehab center, you have to find a place that incorporates depression treatment into its rehabilitation programs. The best rehab facilities are those which employ dual diagnosis techniques in evaluating their clients, thus ensuring that addiction is assessed in conjunction with mental and emotional health. Depression treatment may well be the key to your drug recovery experien... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2381160 Fri, 01 May 2009 02:25:07 +0100 2381160 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2349740&cid=t_140703_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F0yaYjFqhN1I%2F Addiction is at root a psychological disease. It should probably go without saying, then, that addiction treatment and depression treatment are very often complementary processes. In fact, the most successful treatment facilities in Los Angeles are those which employ dual diagnosis techniques to evaluate a client’s substance dependency in conjunction with his or her mental health. In the end, that sort of clinical diligence is absolutely vital to any addict’s prospects for long-term recovery. The only catch here is that dual diagnosis is a complex process. To be successful, it has to be administered by trained clinical experts. Some Los Angeles rehabs measure up. Some don’t. The difference, for you, is more important than any in the world. Successful dual diagnosis will set you on t... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2349740 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:53:25 +0100 2349740 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2056381&cid=t_140703_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F489109653%2F Addiction rarely exists as in isolation. In fact, the disease is almost invariably associated with one or more psychological conditions, ranging from clinical depression to anxiety and personality disorders. Under those circumstances, it should probably go without saying that the best addiction treatment is that which aims to promote holistic healing. And for that to happen, an addiction treatment program must be proceeded by a thorough process of dual diagnosis. Dual diagnosis techniques allow addiction treatment experts to assess the full scope of an addict’s health. That sort of evaluation, in turn, provides the information necessary to the construction of a personal and personalized addiction treatment program, with an emphasis on promoting healing from the inside-out. There’s a re... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2056381 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:33:24 +0100 2056381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1933455&cid=t_140703_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F438503903%2F Addiction and depression are often fundamentally interrelated diseases. Many depression victims turn to drugs as a means of escape; many drug addicts suffer from depression. It should probably go without saying, then, that drug recovery must always entail intensive depression treatment whenever it’s necessary. And that, in a nutshell, is why dual diagnosis techniques can be so vital to the healing process. Dual diagnosis is a strategy by which drug treatment experts evaluate a patient’s substance dependency in conjunction with his or her mental health. That evaluation provides the foundation for a holistic drug treatment program, one that aims to heal a patient from the inside-out. For many drug addicts, successful dual diagnosis can mean the difference between the success and failure ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1933455 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:16:40 +0100 1933455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1494602&cid=t_140703_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fdual-diagnosis-anonymous%2F mission is to serve people who struggle with both mental illness and alcoholism / addictions, reduce their suffering, and empower them to develop a successful program of recovery. We recognize that the dually diagnosed are among the highest risk of relapse of all mental health populations, but recovery is possible with the sponsorship offered by the fellowship of Dual Diagnosis Anonymous. Recovery is Possible Although we are of varied backgrounds, socioeconomic status, creeds, cultures, sexes, sexual orientation, color, origin, our addictions remind us we are all of the same fold. Our personal stories have a varied pattern that, in and of itself, remain uniquely our own. Yet in the larger scheme of things, we are able to notice similarities of our common experience. Our similarities li... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1494602 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:03:57 +0100 1494602