Living with Co-Occurring Addiction and Mental Health Disorders: A Handbook for Recovery, Paperback/Mark McGovern

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A groundbreaking, user-friendly handbook of proven-effective strategies for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. About eleven million people in North America have a substance use disorder and at least one other mental health disorder. Those who struggle with this combination may be faced with a powerful recipe for destruction, especially self-destruction. The good news is that there is help. This handbook draws from an evidence-based program by a team at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, internationally recognized pioneers in the integrated treatment of co-occurring disorders. Living with Co-occurring Addiction and Mental Health Disorders is designed to inform and empower those with such ``dual disorders.`` Author Mark Mc Govern shows how they can make informed choices about their own treatment and, together with a trained clinician, shape a program that works. Key topics includegetting an assessmentreviewing treatment optionsselecting the right treatment teamsetting achievable goals and making positive changes with cognitive-behavioral therapybuilding a support network of family and friends, and connecting with others recovering from co-occurring disorders Informative, thorough, and easy to follow, this book has helped many people with co-occurring disorders thrive and be their own best recovery advocates.