Training in dual diagnosis interventions (the COMO Study): randomised controlled trial

Elizabeth Hughes, Shamil Wanigaratne, Kevin Gournay, Sonia Johnson, Graham Thornicroft, Emily Finch, Jane Marshall, Neil Smith

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Abstract

Despite the high prevalence of co-morbid substance use among mental health service users (dual diagnosis), very few mental health workers in the UK have had training and/or clinical experience to equip them to deliver targeted interventions to this client group.
Original languageEnglish
Article number12
Pages (from-to)1-9
JournalBMC Psychiatry
Volume8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Feb 2008

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Alcoholism
  • Case Management
  • Community Mental Health Services
  • Comorbidity
  • Curriculum
  • Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Inservice Training
  • London
  • Male
  • Mental Disorders
  • Mentors
  • Middle Aged
  • Professional Competence
  • Self Concept

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