This page is divided into Australian and overseas links. For additional information on drug abuse see my Drug and Alcohol Abuse page. For additional information on smoking in the general population see the Smoking and Health section of my public health page.

Lists of books and journal articles relating to dual diagnosis can be found on my bibliographies and reading lists page. There is also a separate list on smoking and mental illness

For practice guidelines related to dual diagnosis treatment options click here.

Abstracts of reviews from the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group are on my evidence-based mental health page.

Australian Links

Alcohol Info | Dual Diagnosis
From the New South Wales Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy, this page has links to resources on dual diagnosis involving alcohol abuse.

Barriers to Service Provision for Young People with Presenting Substance Misuse and Mental Health Problems (2005)
Prepared for the National Youth Affairs Research Scheme (NYARS) in October 2004 by Tricia Szirom, Debbie King and Kathy Desmond.

Comorbidity of Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Website
From PARC (Primary Mental Health Care Australian Resource Centre).

"Consumer and Carer Involvement in Comorbidity Treatment Planning" package
Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, 2007. The package provides guidance specifically to encourage the involvement of people with coexisting mental health and substance use disorders (comorbidity) and their carers in treatment planning with services.

Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders: An Investigation of Service System Modifications and Initiatives Designed to Provide an Integrated Treatment Response
By Gary Croton, Eastern Hume Dual Diagnosis Service, April 2004. From dualdiagnosis.org.au

DrugInfo - Dual Disorders - Dual Diagnosis
From the New South Wales Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy, this page has links to resources on dual diagnosis involving drug abuse.

Dual Diagnosis: Stopping the Merry-go-round
Part 1, Final report on dual diagnosis treatment options for the ACT., by Leigh Cupitt, Elizabeth Morgan, and Marilyn Chalkley. Prepared for the ACT Department of Health and Community Care, April, 1999.

Midas Dual Disorders Home Page
A project of the South Western Sydney Area Health Service, this page has been created as a centralised reference point for information on dual diagnosis services in Australia. It also includes links to overseas programmes.

National Comorbidity Initiative
Resources from the Australian Department of Health and Ageing. The full text of a number of documents is available here.

Overseas Links

Dual Diagnosis: Good Practice Handbook
By Stuart Watson and Caroline Hawkings. Edited by Liz Aram. London, Turning Point, 2007.

Dual Diagnosis: Substance Abuse And Mental Illness
A booklet produced for the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill by Agnes Hatfield.

Dual Diagnosis : Toolkit
Produced in 2004 by Rethink, in partnership with Turning Point, the UK's leading social care organisation, this toolkit provides background information to the issues surrounding dual diagnosis and offers a practical guide to delivering services. It includes information about substance misuse, mental health and policy background and features current treatment modules along with case studies and exercises for individuals or group work.

Dual Diagnosis Website
This site is designed to provide information and resources for service providers, consumers, and family members who are seeking assistance and/or education in this field. It is maintained by Kathleen Sciacca.

Dual Disorders Recovery Counseling
From the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Written by Dennis C. Daley.

Implementing Interventions for Homeless Individuals with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
This is a PATH Technical Assistance Package, prepared by James T. Winarski, for the Center for Mental Health Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March, 1998.

MedlinePlus: Dual Diagnosis
A collection of resources on this topic from MEDLINEplus, the National Library of Medicine's information service for the public.

Smoking and Mental Health
This is a review of the literature produced in December 2001, by Dr Ann McNeill Independent Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Public Health St George’s Hospital Medical School London.

Smoking and Mental Health Fact Sheet
A fact sheet from ASH (Action on Smoking and Health).

Smoking and Mental Illness: A Population-Based Prevalence Study
An article by Karen Lasser and others from JAMA November 22/29 2000, 284(20) 2606-2610

TAP 17: The STEMSS Supported Self-Help Model for Dual Diagnosis Recovery: Applications for Rural Settings
The Technical Assistance Publications (TAPs) are publications, manuals, and guides developed by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment in the United States, to offer practical responses to emerging issues and concerns in the substance abuse treatment field.

Treatment Improvement Exchange - Special Topics - Dual Disorders
The Treatment Improvement Exchange (TIE) is a resource sponsored by the Division of State and Community Assistance of the Center for Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, of the United States. The site contains the full text of documents and links to other resources.

Treatment of Drug-Dependent Individuals With Comorbid Mental Disorders
NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse) Monograph number 172, 1997.