dr. milby, we ve thrown around a lot of terminology. why don t we get you to explain to our audience what co-occurring condition is? well, co-occurring condition really means that someone has a substance use disorder and in addition has a additional mental disorder. and sometimes co-occurring disorder means that they have more than one additional co-occurring disorder- which are? -and they can be psychiatric diagnoses, is usually the way we conceptualize it. additional axis 1 disorders or personality disorders. and they can cover a whole range of things. very commonly, people have a major depression, for example, or dysthymia, and, very commonly, people who are homeless have experienced lots of trauma and have post-traumatic stress disorder. people have other anxiety-mediated disorders. so the whole gamut is-even simple phobias. people have phobias, and they interfere with their functioning. so co-occurring disorders can cover from people who have active psychoses and difficu
but that does mean that, indeed, those services are available and that the caseworker or case manager is able to recognize that. so it s physical health, it s mental health, and it s substance use disorder, full spectrum. when we come back, we re going to continue to talk about, now, the treatment of homeless individuals with co-occurring conditions and with addiction problems. we ll be right back. it s important to be familiar with the proper terminology surrounding addiction and recovery. one of the terms you want to be familiar with is, co-occurring disorder. co-occurring disorders are when an individual suffers from both a substance use and mental health disorder. such as an anxiety, depression, or other mood disorders. for more information on this and other recovery jargon, visit the recovery month website. mornings used to be the toughest. before i got treatment for my addiction, it was the little things that were hardest to bear. but now that i m free of drugs and alco
and have post-traumatic stress disorder. people have other anxiety-mediated disorders. so the whole gamut is-even simple phobias. people have phobias, and they interfere with their functioning. so co-occurring disorders can cover from people who have active psychoses and difficulties with reality contact to people who have stress disorders, and everything in between. and from an integrated approach, we also like to remind people that some, many individuals who are homeless also have medical conditions that are untreated, and that becomes part of the co-occurring context. so- as well. as well. so hypertension, diabetes, if you re injection drug user, you may have abscesses that need to be treated. you mention hiv. we want to make sure that a person who is hiv-positive is hooked up with ryan white, they can get on medication. the sooner you re on medication, the better off you are. but that does mean that, indeed, those services are available and that the caseworker or case man
well, co-occurring condition really means that someone has a substance use disorder and in addition has a additional mental disorder. and sometimes co-occurring disorder means that they have more than one additional co-occurring disorder- which are? -and they can be psychiatric diagnoses, is usually the way we conceptualize it. additional axis 1 disorders or personality disorders. and they can cover a whole range of things. very commonly, people have a major depression, for example, or dysthymia, and, very commonly, people who are homeless have experienced lots of trauma and have post-traumatic stress disorder. people have other anxiety-mediated disorders. so the whole gamut is-even simple phobias. people have phobias, and they interfere with their functioning. so co-occurring disorders can cover from people who have active psychoses and difficulties with reality contact to people who have stress disorders, and everything in between. and from an integrated approach, we also l