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Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)

Medical Definition:	The co-existence of a substance abuse disorder with a psychiatric disorder. The diagnostic principle is based on the fact that it has been found often that chemically dependent patients also have psychiatric problems of various degrees of severity.
Guide Notes:	restrict to substance abuse with ment disord; IM GEN only; coord NIM with specific addiction (IM) + specific ment disord (IM); DF: DUAL DIAG
Previously Indexed:	specific mental disorder/diagnosis (1989-1993),specific substance abuse disorder/diagnosis (1989-1993)

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