CAP Co-Occurring Disorders Flashcards
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Which screening tool is commonly used to identify depression in clients seeking addiction treatment?
Answer: PHQ-9
The PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire-9) is a validated, widely used tool for screening and measuring the severity of depression.
Self-medication hypothesis in co-occurring disorders suggests that:
Answer: Individuals use substances to alleviate distressing psychiatric symptoms
The self-medication hypothesis proposes that individuals with untreated psychiatric symptoms use substances to reduce or manage their distress.
Which approach is considered best practice for treating clients with co-occurring disorders in the US?
Answer: Integrated dual diagnosis treatment
Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment (IDDT) is recognized as the evidence-based best practice for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
Trauma-informed care is especially important for clients with co-occurring disorders because:
Answer: High rates of trauma are found among those with both substance use and mental health disorders
Research consistently shows elevated rates of trauma exposure among individuals with co-occurring disorders, making trauma-informed approaches essential to effective treatment.
A client with bipolar disorder and alcohol use disorder enters treatment. The CAP counselor should:
Answer: Collaborate with prescribers and address both conditions concurrently
Best practice calls for a collaborative, integrated approach where both the bipolar disorder and alcohol use disorder are addressed simultaneously with appropriate medical and counseling support.
Which of the following best describes 'diagnostic overshadowing' in co-occurring disorder treatment?
Answer: Misattributing psychiatric symptoms entirely to substance use, overlooking a primary mental disorder
Diagnostic overshadowing occurs when clinicians attribute all symptoms to one disorder (often substance use), failing to recognize the presence of a co-occurring mental health disorder.