Post by Susan Peabody on Sept 9, 2012 17:21:13 GMT -8
Dual diagnosis means addiction and mental illness combined.Alcohol and Borderline Personality Disorder for example.
Because dual-diagnosed patients often take prescribed medication they often go to their own special-interest meetings.
www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=By_Illness&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=54&ContentID=23049
www.draonline.org/dual_diagnosis.html
www.soberrecovery.com/forums/mental-health/61629-dual-diagnosis-bipolar-alchol-problems.html