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Substance abuse/mental illness: diagnostic issues.

J Ford1, J R Hillard, L J Giesler

  • 1Hamilton County Community Mental Health Board, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
|January 1, 1989
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Diagnoses for dual diagnoses (substance abuse and mental illness) using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) showed weak agreement with clinical diagnoses. This highlights challenges in accurately diagnosing co-occurring disorders.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Addiction Medicine

Background:

  • Dual diagnoses of substance abuse and mental illness are prevalent in treatment settings.
  • Accurate diagnosis is crucial as mental illness categories impact treatment outcomes for dually disordered patients.
  • A standardized diagnostic approach for dual diagnoses remains elusive.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare lay-administered Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) diagnoses with clinical diagnoses in dually diagnosed patients.
  • To assess the congruence between DIS and clinical diagnostic categories for co-occurring disorders.
  • To inform the selection of appropriate diagnostic instruments for this population.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a state hospital treatment program cohort for dual diagnoses patients.

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  • Compared diagnostic categories derived from the DIS with established clinical diagnoses.
  • Analyzed the association strength between DIS and clinical diagnostic classifications.

    • Main Results:

    • Observed a weak association between DIS diagnostic categories and clinical diagnoses.
    • Identified frequent DIS diagnoses that were not clinically diagnosed, and vice versa.
    • Highlighted discrepancies in diagnostic outcomes between the two methods.

    Conclusions:

    • The Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) demonstrates limited concordance with clinical diagnoses for dual diagnoses.
    • Current diagnostic instruments may not adequately capture the complexity of co-occurring substance abuse and mental illness.
    • Structured assessments may be valuable adjuncts to clinical data for improved diagnostic accuracy in dually diagnosed individuals.