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02-05-2006, 07:14 AM
A Challenging Mix: Co-Occurring Schizophrenia and Substance Use Disorders
By Mary F. Brunette, M.D., Douglas L. Noordsy, M.D., and Alan I. Green, M.D.
Psychiatric Times March 2005 Vol. XXII Issue 3
Over the course of their lifetime, approximately one-half of all patients with schizophrenia will experience a co-occurring substance use disorder. Detection and optimal treatment of co-occurring substance use disorders are essential if patient outcomes are to be optimized.
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By Mary F. Brunette, M.D., Douglas L. Noordsy, M.D., and Alan I. Green, M.D.
Psychiatric Times March 2005 Vol. XXII Issue 3
Over the course of their lifetime, approximately one-half of all patients with schizophrenia will experience a co-occurring substance use disorder. Detection and optimal treatment of co-occurring substance use disorders are essential if patient outcomes are to be optimized.
Read Whole Article (http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=159904983)