Sentences with phrase «ill substance abusers»

An Assessment Paradigm for Selecting Remediable Psychological and Neurocognitive Deficits for a Targeted Intervention Program with Young Mentally Ill Substance Abusers.

Not exact matches

Examining comorbidity is critical because it is so prevalent among juveniles in the general population, 69,70 adult jail detainees, 71 and adults who have high arrest rates, such as substance abusers, 72 young, long - term psychiatric patients, 73 and homeless, mentally ill persons.74 Moreover, studies71 of adults suggest that juveniles with comorbid disorders may be especially vulnerable to arrest, particularly if they are poor and can not afford treatment.

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially addiction counselors, psychologists, mental health counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about a structured anger management treatment model for adults who are substance abusers and / or are mentally ill..

Roughly 50 percent of individuals with severe mental disorders are affected by substance abuse; 37 percent of alcohol abusers and 53 percent of drug abusers also have at least one serious mental illness; and of all people diagnosed as mentally ill, 29 percent abuse either alcohol or drugs [Source: National Alliance on Mental Illness]