Dual diagnosis: supporting the whole person

What came first, the alcohol problem or the mental health problem?

What is ‘dual diagnosis’?

How alcohol affects mental health

Why alcohol services and mental health services need to work together

More on alcohol and complex needs

GP consultation
Alcohol and mental health: how can we better support those with co-occurring problems?

Dr Laura Goodwin | November 2020 |

In this blog, Dr Laura Goodwin, Senior Lecturer in the Epidemiology of Mental Health and Addiction at the University of Liverpool, explores some of the main questions around alcohol and mental health, with a focus on how we can answer them through ongoing research.
Coaching support
More joined-up work needed across services in the UK

Dr Anne Campbell | November 2020 |

With so many people experiencing problems with their alcohol use and their mental health at the same time, Dr Anne Campbell from Queen's University Belfast explains why it's so important to provide joined-up care that is tailored to an individual’s needs.
Homeless COVID
St Mungo's: Supporting people facing complex challenges

Emma Cookson | November 2020 |

In this blog, Emma Cookson from homelessness charity St Mungo's discusses the mutually reinforcing relationship between alcohol and mental health problems and homelessness, and how treatment services are often designed only to treat one of those problems at a time.

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