Irish journal of psychological medicine
Dual disorders or dual diagnosis?
Nestor Szerman, Lars Lien, Ruben Baler
Published: 202510.1017/ipm.2025.10136
Abstract
"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…
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