Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry) definition

Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)
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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.