Mental health problems among young people in substance abuse treatment in Sweden

Torkel Richert, Mats Anderberg & Mikael Dahlberg Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy volume 15, Article number: 43 (2020) Abstract Background Young people with substance use problems face a high risk of co-occurring mental health problems, something that may involve…

Connection Between Substance Use Disorder and Mental Illness

 Publish Date – March 6, 2021  Written By Ben Lesser  Medically Reviewed By Nina Köhler And Ralf Dietrich   Last Updated on May 25, 2021 by Ben Lesser Mental illness and substance abuse are directly or indirectly connected to the other with adverse effects to the…

Why Mental Health Disorders Co-Exist With Substance Use

By Sherri Gordon  Medically reviewed by  Steven Gans, MD Understanding Comorbidity Comorbidity refers to the fact that two conditions, such as a specific mental health disorder and a substance use disorder, often co-exist together. What this means is that in…

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