Dual Diagnosis Treatment for 1 in 5 Substance Abuse Patients
A recent SAMHSA survey found a higher rate of substance use disorders among those who reported a mental illness in 2010. The study found that among all adults, 20 percent experienced mental illness last year.
As many as 1 in 5 adults experienced a mental illness last year, reports the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in its National Survey on Drug Use and Health released in January. This group, according to the survey, was three times more likely to meet the criteria for substance abuse or dependence than were adults 18 years or older who reported no mental health symptoms in 2010. About 20 percent of adults with mental health disorders had co-occurring substance use disorders, whereas only 6 percent of adults without mental illness met the criteria for substance abuse or dependence.
Only 39 percent of those reporting symptoms received mental health services, the survey indicated. "The data underscores the importance of substance abuse treatment as well," said SAMHSA administrator Pamela S. Hyde.
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