Posted 16 Jul 2009 - 18:25 by editor
The management of people with a co-existing mental health and substance use disorder service delivery guidelines
Guidelines developed to provide a clear direction for health services to better meet the needs of people with co-existing disorders. They are described as guidelines that can be used as a blueprint for services to design, develop and deliver comprehensive health care for people with co-existing disorders. Strategies include the need to build partnerships, improve workforce training and provide a range of interventions aimed towards positive health outcomes. Click here to download the 34 page Guidelines developed in May 2000
The Guidelines are accompanied by the Discussion Paper ‘The management of people with a co-existing mental health and substance use disorder'. This paper provides a review of the current literature and a background to the issues related to the care and treatment of people with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. It documents the need to improve the health and health outcomes of people with comorbid disorders and provides a rationale for the development of the Service Delivery Guidelines. Both documents complement each other and have been informed by the scientific literature.