| 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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