PSYC 3403 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Substance Abuse, Major Depressive Episode, Mental Disorder

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3403
• Professor: John Weekes

Document Summary

In canada, individuals living with mental health disorder likely to have a co-existing substance abuse problem the general population. 20% of individuals with a mental health disorder also problematic use of alcohol and other drugs. are twice as compared to engage in. 50% of individuals with severe mental health challenges have a substance abuse problem and concurrently 50% of those who abuse alcohol and other drugs have mental health issues. Of all individuals diagnosed as mentally ill, about 30% abuse alcohol or other drugs. A major problem we face is that the treatment system does not have the capacity or resources to address the diverse, multiple, inter-related needs of all clients. These individuals experience inordinate, distress, anxiety and worry, and are unable to control these feelings. Anxiety is not triggered by any specific stimulus. Symptoms must present themselves for at least 6 consecutive months in order to be diagnosed as.