Integrative Dual Diagnosis Treatment Approach To An Individual With Alcoholism And Coexisting Endogenous Depression

When a forty-three-year-old medical doctor sought treatment for chronic alcoholism, author Dr. Michael Mullan determined that George J. also suffered from depression and would require an integrative treatment approach to ensure a successful outcome. In Integrative Dual Diagnosis Treatment Approach to an Individual with Alcoholism and Coexisting Endogenous Depression, Mullan: - Describes the details of the case - Reviews the literature related to the clinical problems of dealing with alcoholism and alcoholism with co-existing mental illness - Includes an overview of the dually diagnosed population - Presents the model of treatment for the dually disordered--Dual Diagnosis Model - Reviews the patient's treatment regimen - Provides a summary of the treatment and experience - Reports on the patient's results In this study, Mullan describes his Dual Diagnosis Model approach for the treatment of addiction with co-existing mental disorders. He contends that in order to be successful treating an individual's addiction that the underlying psychological disorders must also be addressed to ensure a positive outcome.

• • Author: Dr. Michael Mullan
• • Publisher: Iuniverse
• • Publication Date: Aug 07, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 108 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1491736682
• • ISBN-13: 9781491736685