...Rahul Rao Purpose The assessment of patterns in risky drinking and its association with dual diagnosis in community services for older people remains under-explored. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach Drinking risk using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification...

...Walter Matthew Drymalski Purpose Despite the prevalence of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, the assessment and placement processes for each often remain separate. The purpose of this paper is to describe an expanded use of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM...

...Rahul Rao Purpose The assessment of cognitive impairment in community services for older people remains under-explored. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach Cognitive impairment was examined in 25 people aged 65 and over with alcohol use disorders, on the caseload...

...Ian Hamilton; Rose Pringle; Stephen Hemingway Purpose – The purpose of this paper is: first, to consider the reported problems in sexual function caused by psychotropic medication. Second, the complex undertaking of completing an assessment of sexual functioning. Third, the role...

... about alcohol use. Without screening tools, practitioners found it difficult to determine whether alcohol use was problematic. Barriers to identification/intervention included cognitive impairment, service-user being “on guard” during assessment, presence of family members/carers, time constraints...

... for themselves. The prospective design provides a contemporaneous account of events as they unfolded in situ. Dual diagnosis Assessment Female Risk factors Staff attitudes Treatment Women with mental illness, substance-dependence or both frequently come to the attention of service providers when...

...Rebecca Walls; Ian Hamilton Purpose This article seeks to explore the assessment issues for Deaf people who have a co‐occurring mental health and substance use problem. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on the expertise of a clinician who works with this client group, also using...

... Publishing Limited 2009 Dual diagnosis Screening Assessment Early intervention Psychosis RESEARCH The experience of working with dual diagnosis in an early intervention in psychosis team Emma Halfpenny-Weir Principal Social Worker/AMHP and Dual Diagnosis Lead Practitioner, Northamptonshire...