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Treatment of Substance Abuse in Dual Diagnosis

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Interventions for substance use–related problems are limited for individuals with intellectual disability (ID). This is problematic, as the lack of interventions can lead to substance use initiation, progression of substance use into substance use disorder, poorer outcomes of treatment, and stigmatization of individuals with dual diagnosis. Additionally, staff who work with individuals with ID and addiction treatment lack resources to effectively help substance use in individuals with ID. Nevertheless, there has been an increase in studies assessing the feasibility and outcomes of interventions for substance use and abuse in individuals with ID. This chapter reviews psychological and pharmacological interventions for individuals with dual diagnosis of substance abuse and ID.

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  1. Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Robert Didden, Monique Delforterie, Roy Otten & Evelien Poelen

  2. Department of Human Media Interaction (HMI), University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

    Joanne VanDerNagel

  3. Tactus Addiction Institute, Deventer, The Netherlands

    Neomi van Duijvenbode

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Didden, R., VanDerNagel, J., van Duijvenbode, N., Delforterie, M., Otten, R., Poelen, E. (2020). Treatment of Substance Abuse in Dual Diagnosis. In: Matson, J. (eds) Handbook of Dual Diagnosis. Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46835-4_32

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