Chambers R Andrew
Lab for Translational Neuroscience of Dual Diagnosis & Development, Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Institute of Psychiatric Research, 791 Union Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA,
J Dual Diagn. 2013;9(3). doi: 10.1080/15504263.2013.807072.
Addiction is the number one cause of premature illness and death in the U.S., especially among people with mental illness. Yet American medicine lacks sufficient workforce capacity, expertise, training, infrastructure, and research to support treatment for people with co-occurring addictions and mental illness. This essay argues that the addiction psychiatrist is essential in dual diagnosis care.
成瘾是美国过早患病和死亡的首要原因,在患有精神疾病的人群中尤为如此。然而,美国医学缺乏足够的劳动力、专业知识、培训、基础设施和研究来支持对同时患有成瘾问题和精神疾病的患者进行治疗。本文认为成瘾精神科医生在双重诊断护理中至关重要。