ADM Co-occurring Disorders & Dual Diagnosis Flashcards
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In dual diagnosis, the term 'primary disorder' typically refers to:
Answer: The disorder that appeared first chronologically
In dual diagnosis, 'primary' refers to the disorder that appeared first chronologically, though both disorders require simultaneous treatment regardless of this designation.
Which integrated treatment model uses a stage-based approach matching intervention intensity to a patient's motivational readiness for both mental health and SUD recovery?
Answer: Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT)
Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT) uses a stage-based approach tailoring interventions to the patient's stage of recovery and motivational readiness for both co-occurring conditions.
A patient with schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder is most at risk for which clinical outcome?
Answer: Exacerbation of psychotic symptoms
Cannabis use in patients with schizophrenia significantly increases the risk of psychotic relapse and symptom exacerbation.
Which key principle of Motivational Interviewing (MI) is most important when used with dual diagnosis patients?
Answer: Expressing empathy and exploring ambivalence about change
Motivational Interviewing uses empathy, reflective listening, and exploration of ambivalence to enhance intrinsic motivation for change in patients with dual diagnosis.
In dual diagnosis care, 'diagnostic overshadowing' refers to:
Answer: Symptoms of one disorder being misattributed to a co-occurring disorder, causing it to be missed
Diagnostic overshadowing occurs when symptoms of one disorder (e.g., mental illness) are attributed entirely to another (e.g., addiction), causing the co-occurring condition to be missed or undertreated.
Which neurotransmitter is central to both the reward pathways of addiction and the pathophysiology of major depression, explaining their frequent co-occurrence?
Answer: Dopamine
Dopamine plays a central role in the mesolimbic reward pathway underlying addiction, and dysregulation of dopaminergic signaling is also implicated in major depression.