TY - JOUR
AU - N. Szerman
AU - L. Lien
AU - R. Baler
A1 - 
AB - "Dual disorders" (DD) refers to the co-occurrence of addiction and other mental health conditions, which often interact and complicate care. Despite scientific evidence showing shared brain mechanisms, current diagnostic systems treat them separately, leading to fragmented treatment and stigma. The World Association on Dual Disorders urges adopting "dual disorders" as a unified term to improve clarity, care integration, and outcomes.
AD - World Association on Dual Disorders. World Psychiatric Association, Section on Dual Disorders, Madrid, Spain.; Institute of Psychiatry and Mental Health, https://ror.org/0111es613University Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.; Faculty of Social and Health Sciences, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Elverum, Norway.; National Institute on Drug Abuse. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. USA.
AN - 41382380
BT - Ir J Psychol Med
C5 - General Literature
DA - Dec 12
DO - 10.1017/ipm.2025.10136
DP - NLM
ET - 20251212
JF - Ir J Psychol Med
LA - eng
N2 - "Dual disorders" (DD) refers to the co-occurrence of addiction and other mental health conditions, which often interact and complicate care. Despite scientific evidence showing shared brain mechanisms, current diagnostic systems treat them separately, leading to fragmented treatment and stigma. The World Association on Dual Disorders urges adopting "dual disorders" as a unified term to improve clarity, care integration, and outcomes.
PY - 2025
SN - 0790-9667
SP - 1
EP - 3+
ST - Dual disorders or dual diagnosis?
T1 - Dual disorders or dual diagnosis?
T2 - Ir J Psychol Med
TI - Dual disorders or dual diagnosis?
U1 - General Literature
U3 - 10.1017/ipm.2025.10136
VO - 0790-9667
Y1 - 2025
ER -