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- Title
Improving treatment services for substance abusers with comorbid depression.
- Authors
Womack, Sharon; Compton, Wilson M.; Dennis, Michael; McCormick, Scott; Fraser, James; Horton, Joseph C.; Spitznagel, Edward L.; Cottler, Linda B.
- Abstract
Early identification of patients with comorbid depression and their subsequent enrollment in an enhanced psychiatric case management (PCM) intervention were examined as an effective way to engage depressed substance abuse patients into psychiatric treatment. Depression was screened using the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN) and a DSM-IV checklist. Patients positive on both evaluations were assigned to PCM (n = 10) or to no case management, or treatment as usual (TAU) (n = 10). An examination of outcomes at six weeks indicated that PCM services are feasible and appear to be effective in encouraging use of psychiatric referral by depressed substance abusers.
- Subjects
DEPRESSED persons; HOSPITAL case management services; HOSPITAL care; SUBSTANCE abuse; MENTAL health services; COMORBIDITY; MENTAL depression; PATIENTS; DIAGNOSIS of mental depression; THERAPEUTICS; SUBSTANCE abuse treatment; COMPARATIVE studies; DUAL diagnosis; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; MEDICAL referrals; RESEARCH; RESEARCH funding; EVALUATION research; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; SOCIAL services case management; TREATMENT effectiveness; DISEASE complications
- Publication
American Journal on Addictions, 2004, Vol 13, Issue 3, p295
- ISSN
1055-0496
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1080/10550490490460102