Overview Papers
Central to the COCE approach was a series of overview papers and technical reports addressing key COD topic areas. The overview papers and technical reports summarized the science base for each topic they addressed and made recommendations for practice, systems, and State and local laws and regulations that support treatment and prevention systems. These papers and reports were used as the basis for all COCE products and services.
No. 1 - Definitions and Terms Relating to Co-Occurring Disorders - Available now in PDF and printed copies
It is essential to use a common language to develop consensus on how to address the needs of persons with co-occurring disorders. This paper provides definitions of terms associated with substance-related disorders, mental disorders, co-occurring disorders, and programs.
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No. 2 - Screening, Assessment, and Treatment Planning for Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders - Available now in PDF and printed copies
Clients with co-occurring disorders (COD) are best served through an integrated screening, assessment, and treatment planning process that addresses both substance use and mental disorders, each in the context of the other. This paper discusses the purpose, appropriate staffing, protocols, methods, advantages and disadvantages, and processes for integrated screening, assessment, and treatment planning for persons with COD as well as systems issues and financing.
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No. 3 - Overarching Principles To Address the Needs of Persons With Co-Occurring Disorders - Available now in PDF and printed copies
Principles, by their nature, are consistent with a concern for the well-being of the client and his or her loved ones. This overview paper outlines 12 overarching principles for working with persons with co-occurring disorders. These principles are intended to help guide, but not define, systemic and clinical responses.
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No. 4 - Addressing Co-Occurring Disorders in Non-Traditional Service Settings - Available now in PDF and printed copies
Settings outside the substance abuse and mental health system, or settings where service missions do not include a primary focus on COD but where persons with COD are likely to be seen, are the focus of this overview paper. These include primary health, public safety and criminal justice, and social service settings. These settings should be prepared to identify and effectively respond to persons with COD.
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Addressing Co-Occurring Disorders in Non-Traditional Service Settings (pdf / 489kbytes)
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No. 5 - Understanding Evidence-Based Practices for Co-Occurring Disorders - Available now in PDF and printed copies
The advantages of employing evidence-based practices are now widely acknowledged across the medical, substance abuse, and mental health fields. This paper discusses evidence-based practices and their use in treating persons with co-occurring disorders, discusses how evidence is used to determine if a given practice should be labeled as evidence based, and gives some brief examples.
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Understanding Evidence-Based Practices for Co-Occurring Disorders (pdf / 433kbytes)
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No. 6 - Services Integration for Persons With Co-Occurring Disorders Available now in PDF and printed copies
Services integration refers to the process of merging previously separate clinical services at the level of the individual to meet the substance abuse, mental health, and other needs of persons with co-occurring disorders. The paper examines issues concerning the context, content, approaches, and processes that promote and inhibit services integration.
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No. 7 - Systems Integration Relevant to Co-Occurring Disorders Available now in PDF and printed copies
Organizational structures and processes can promote or inhibit systems integration. This paper encourages the use of creating thinking to obtain and effectively use funding and provides examples of successful initiatives in systems integration.
Systems Integration Relevant to Co-Occurring Disorders (pdf / 314kbytes)
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No. 8 - The Epidemiology of Co-Occurring Disorders Available now in PDF and printed copies
The paper is presented in two parts. Part 1 is for non-scientists and explains what epidemiology is and how it can be used by practitioners, administrators, and policy makers. Part 1 also presents highlights from past epidemiological studies of co-occurring disorders and introduces three major national studies that are regularly used as sources for information on the nature and extent of co-occurring disorders in the United States. Part 2 presents detailed technical information on these three studies and is for audiences who are familiar with epidemiologic methods.
The Epidemiology of Co-Occurring Disorders (pdf / 392kbytes)
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