Dual diagnosis (comorbidity) among clients of a drug and alcohol outpatient service

C. J. Lennings; L. Scott; J. Harris; A. Kingsbury; M. Andrew

doi:10.1300/J020V16N03_07

Dual diagnosis (comorbidity) among clients of a drug and alcohol outpatient service

C. J. Lennings^*, L. Scott, J. Harris, A. Kingsbury, M. Andrew

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One hundred recent referrals to a drug and alcohol assessment and treatment service were assessed on measures of dependence, drug use and psychological distress (derived from the Symptom Check-List-90 Revised). It was hypothesized that comorbidity (psychological distress) would be a significant predictor of degree of dependence. Results confirmed this hypothesis. In addition, utilizing cut-offs derived from work with the psychological distress scale approximately 30% of the sample were revealed as having clear indications of significant psychological distress.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	79-87
Number of pages	9
Journal	Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly
Volume	16
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1300/J020V16N03_07
Publication status	Published - 1998
Externally published	Yes

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