NSW Government
South West Sydney Area Health Service (SWSAHS)
What's Grog Got To Do With It
The effects of alcohol on people with mental or emotional problems.
Department of Community Services
- Parents with dual diagnosis – the impact on children
Information about a research paper which examines the links between child protection reports and incidences of dual diagnosis in parents – a condition that involves both mental illness and substance abuse
- Teenagers and drugs: find out the facts
Information about drugs that is aimed at parents
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Australia
Australian Government. Department of Family & Community Services
Barriers to Service Provision for Young People with Presenting Substance Misuse and Mental Health Problems
The report details and describes the barriers to service provision for young people suffering from comorbidity. October 2004
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
National Comorbidity Initiative: A Review of Data Collections Relating to People with Coexisting Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders
The National Comorbidity Initiative was established to improve service coordination and treatment outcomes for people with coexisting mental health and substance use disorders. A priority area under this Initiative is to improve data systems and collections methods within the mental health and alcohol and other drug sectors to manage comorbidity more effectively. This project, commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, identifies, reviews and reports on the current state of data collections relating to people with coexisting substance use and mental health disorders ('comorbidity') in Australia. 2005
Mental Heath Co-Ordinating Council
- Factsheet: Mental Health Issues and Substance Abuse
- Mind the Gap: The National Illicit Drug Strategy (NIDS) Project to Improve Support for Children from Families where there are Mental Illness and Substance Abuse (MISA) Issues.
This paper examines the links between child protection reports and incidences of dual diagnosis in parents. It shows that although there is considerable literature on the effects of either parental mental illness or substance abuse on children, there is a gap in research that targets the dual condition. 2005
The Primary Mental Health Care Australian Resource Centre (PARC)
Managing the Mix: Alcohol and Mental Illness Comorbidity in Primary Care Projects: Evaluation Pages
Resources and information to support the development and evaluation of the Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Fund (AERF) Funded Alcohol and Mental Health projects. This section of the PARC website provides access to evaluation resources, advice to support the local evaluation of projects and resources to assist in the management of alcohol and mental health problems in primary care.
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International
Alcohol Concern, UK
Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for England: Implications for the Treatment of Dual Diagnosis
This paper outlines the place of dual diagnosis in the Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for England and the implications for different organisations, including Drug (and Alcohol) Action Teams, Primary Care Trusts, and alcohol treatment services
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)
Co-morbidity - Drug Use and Mental Disorders
A 4 page policy briefing about co-morbidity. 2004
Harvard University
Comprehensive Continuous Integrated System of Care (CCISC): Psychopharmacology Practice Guidelines for Individuals with Co-occurring Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Disorders (COD)
A research paper by Ken Minkoff. 2005 (PDF 153K)
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, USA
Family Matters: Substance Abuse and The American Family
Parents who use illegal drugs, abuse alcohol and use tobacco put half the nation’s children – more than 35 million of them – at greater risk of substance abuse and of physical and mental illnesses. 2005
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
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Comorbidity of Alcoholism and Psychiatric DisordersThis review examines the prevalence of alcohol abuse and dependence with other psychiatric disorders and the patterns of treatment among comorbid patients. It also describes how treatment approaches can be integrated for patients with comorbid disorders and offers suggestions for future directions in treatment research. 2002
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Scottish Government
Mind the Gaps
Meeting the needs of people with co-occurring substance misuse and mental health problems.
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
Families that have Alcohol and Mental Health Problems: a Template for Partnership Working
This report is about delivering high quality co-ordinated services to families where children live with parents who misuse alcohol or have mental health problems. 2003
US Government
- Serious Mental Illness and Its Co-Occurrence with Substance Use Disorders, 2002
This report presents information on the prevalence and treatment of serious mental illness (SMI) and their association with substance use and co-occurring substance use disorders based on the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). 2004
- The Special Needs of Women with Co-Occurring Disorders Diverted from the Criminal Justice System
This document is intended to provide diversion program and specialty court staff with an overview of the issues specific to women involved with diversion programs/specialty courts,as well as to provide key areas of modification to services to improve and enhance services for women. April 2004
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