Photo by Kevin Winter/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images Jim Anderson, MPAS, PA-C, tries to understand the underlying co-occurring disorders that led Nick Reiner to allegedly murder his ...

You may have heard the term “co-occurring disorder” or “dual diagnosis” or “comorbidity”—but what do these constructs mean, exactly? The term co-occurring disorder refers to the presence of two or ...

When a person has both a mental illness and a substance use disorder, it is called co-occurring disorders. These health problems often affect each other, making it complicated to diagnose, treat, and ...

When you’re dealing with both a mental health condition and an addiction at the same time, things can feel overwhelming fast.

Launched in 2013, the harris project is a nonprofit dedicated to the prevention and treatment of co-occurring disorders (COD) — the combination of mental health challenges and substance use issues. Us ...

Based on a subset of five studies that provided the total numbers, the researchers estimated that fifty-seven percent of affected adults have at least one personality disorder. “Adult ADHD is highly ...