Co-Occurring Disorders: Integrated Assessment and Treatment of Substance Use and Mental Disorders

Co-Occurring Disorders is a guide to practical assessment and effective treatment approaches for working with any number of co-occurring disorders. This step-by-step approach, demonstrated through diverse case studies, gives you the tools you need to improve and track your clinical outcomes. This is a must-have resource for both the rubber-meets-the-road clinician, who wants effective strategies and a clear direction for treatment and recovery, and the administrator who creates interventions at the system level with attention to regulatory and reimbursement demands. Also included is a comprehensive state-by-state Guide to Mental Health and Substance Abuse Agencies and Prescription Monitoring Programs.

Evidence-Based Integrated Treatment, finding the right tool for the job:
- Motivational Interviewing
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Strategies
- Skills Training
- Mindfulness Training
- Mutual Self-Help & Peer-Based Interventions
- Wellness Interventions
- Recovery based
- Family Interventions
- Assertive Community Treatment and Targeted Case Management
- Psychopharmacology including opioid and nicotine replacement strategies

Diagnosis-Specific Issues in Co-Occurring Disorders:
- ADHD
- Depression and Bipolar Disorders
- Anxiety and PTSD
- Schizophrenia and other Psychotic Disorders
- Personality Disorders

Substance-Specific Issues in Co-Occurring Disorders:
- Alcohol
- Opioids
- Tobacco
- Cocaine and other Stimulants, including 'Bath Salts'
- Cannabis & Synthetic Cannabis
- The Internet and other sources of Drugs

"This book is wonderful. I plan to adopt it as a textbook for my MSW Co-Occurring Disorder Program." --Jaak Rakfeldt, Ph. D., Co-Occuring Disorder Cohort Program, MSW Coordinator, Southern Connecticut State University Professor

"So much valuable information in a user friendly manner, clinicians as well as other will find this book useful in their practice. This resource is a powerful tool and I am especially proud of the way he connects issues related to gender and trauma." --Colette Anderson, LCSM, CEP The Connecticut Women's Consortium

"A comprehensive, user-friendly compilation of assessment and intervention strategies to be used for clients. It includes a number of worksheets for both clinicians and clients, and is a valuable tool for treatment decision-making." --Donald Meichenbaum, PhD, noted author and speaker, a CBT founder, and voted one of the 10 most influential psychotherapists of the 20th century

"As a person that as lived with bipolar disorder for many years and has proudly disclosed my personal journey of recovery, I know there are many people who would greatly benefit from the treatments suggested in this powerful book co-occurring services are rarely done in such a comprehensive way." --Dr. Karen A. Kangas, Director of Operations, Advocacy Unlimited, Inc.

Charles Atkins, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist, published author, clinical trainer, and the Chief Medical Officer for Community Mental Health Affiliates. He has extensive experience working with individuals with a broad-range of co-occurring disorders, has been a member of the Yale clinical faculty, and is a past regional medical director for the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (CT). Dr. Atkins has written both non-fiction and fiction, including books on Bipolar Disorder and Alzheimer's disease, as well as numerous published novels.