Addiction and Mental Health: Issues in Prevalence, Symptoms, and Treatment of Co-occurring Addiction and Psychiatric Disorders

October 3, 2005 Addiction and Mental Health: Issues in Prevalence, Symptoms, and Treatment of Co-occurring Addiction and Psychiatric Disorders Caron Foundations Susan Gordon, Ph. D., recently released a report about the co-occurrence of addiction and mental illness, showing her conclusions from a study she performed at Caron. The report analyzes this relationship across the board, talking about gender and adolescents, as well as discussing state-of-the-art treatment options.  Both chemical addiction and psychiatric disorders are caused by a complex interplay of heredity and environmental exposure. There is a high occurrence of psychiatric disorders in addicted populations . . .