Physical health and dual diagnosis
Debbie Robson
(Medication Management and Psychosocial Interventions, King's College London)
Sarah Keen
(Health Services and Population Research, Institute of Psychiatry, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust)
Pia Mauro
(College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, USA)
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Abstract
The physical health of people with mental illness may be neglected for a variety of reasons. This paper looks at the common physical health problems experienced by people with a dual diagnosis of substance misuse and serious mental illness, and suggests ways of assessing and managing them.
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Citation
Robson, D., Keen, S. and Mauro, P. (2008), "Physical health and dual diagnosis", Advances in Dual Diagnosis, Vol. 1 No. 1, pp. 27-32. https://doi.org/10.1108/17570972200800006
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2008, Emerald Group Publishing Limited