A Guide for Living with Co-occurring Disorders educates clients, families, and clinicians on the history, challenges, and most effective treatments for co-occurring disorders. It offers compelling interviews with clinicians, physicians, and researchers, along with inspiring client testimonials. This comprehensive educational resource can be viewed in its entirety, or each twenty-minute chapter can be viewed separately to provide targeted learning in horter sessions. Chapter 1: An Introduction to Co-occurring Disorders Chapter 2: Understanding Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders Chapter 3: The Basics of Treatment for Co-occurring Disorders Chapter 4: The Importance of Family in Treatment This DVD is one of seven components that make up the Co-occurring Disorders Program, an evidence-based model that integrates the treatment of substance use and mental health disorders. However, this DVD can also be used as a valuable educational supplement with other compatible co-occurring disorders treatment programs. The authors are national leaders in the research and treatment of co-occurring disorders from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. They include Mark McGovern, Ph.D., Robert E. Drake, M.D., Ph.D., Matthew R. Merrens, Ph.D., Kim T. Mueser, Ph.D., and Mary F. Brunette, M.D. |