The Theory That the SUD Reflects Another Primary, Psychiatric Disorder

question 22

Multiple Choice

The theory that the SUD reflects another primary, psychiatric disorder that will resolve once the mental illness is effectively treated

• A)has few adherents at this time, though it has been a model that many accepted in the past.
• B)is the assumption on which most treatment for patients with co-occurring disorders is based at this time.
• C)tends to be true only for criminal offenders, but not for the majority of mentally ill substance abusers.
• D)helps the client better understand his or her plight.

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