PDF | Vol. 2, No. 1 (2004)
This issue of Visions—our largest ever, at 60 pages—explores the theme of co-existing mental health and alcohol/drug use problems from a number of different angles and includes personal stories, approaches and models, regional programs in the community, and resources.
Background
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Editor's Message
(Eric Macnaughton) -
Concurrent Disorders: From Solitudes to Similitude?
(John F. Anderson) -
Addiction and Concurrent Disorders: What are They and How Can They be Dealt With?
(BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information) -
Best Practices: Guidelines for the Treatment and Support of People with Concurrent Substance Use and Mental Disorders
(Brian Rush) -
Concurrent Disorders: Considerations for Evidence-Based Policy
(Gulrose Jiwani and Julian Somers) -
A History of Alcohol and Drug Services in BC
(Ron Duffell) -
Discrimination 2: The Double Stigma Against People with Mental Illness and Addictions
(Harkirat Kaur) -
The Hidden Addiction: Adverse Effects of Benzodiazapines and other Psychiatric Drugs
(Janet Currie) -
Substance Use by Girls and Young Women: Taking Gender into Account in Prevention and Treatment
(Nancy Poole) -
Crystal Meth Psychosis
(Ian Martin)
Experiences and Perspectives
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The Skinny on Crystal Meth
(Victoria Schuckel) -
Double Trouble
(David Carrigg) -
Discovering my Dragon - and Starting to Tame it
(Neil) -
Reflections from the Field
(Debbie Suian) -
Tales from the Trenches: An Expert Speaks
(Larry) -
Lost and Found
(Gordon Harper) -
Vernon’s Gemini and Phoenix Programs: From Personal Experience to Practice
(Ron Nichol with Les Storey)
Alternatives and Approaches
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety Disorders and Substance Use
(Nichole Fairbrother) -
Women's Pain: Working with Women Concurrently on Substance Use, Experience of Trauma and Mental Health Issues
(Nancy Poole) -
Concurrent Mood Disorder, Cluster Symptoms and Substance Abuse: A GP's Approach
(Colin Horricks) -
Mental Illness, Addiction and the Supervised Injection Facility: New Narratives on the Downtown Eastside
(Dan Small) -
Helping People with Concurrent Disorders in the Justice System: The Seattle Mental Health Court Model
(Jennifer Clarke) -
Housing, Mental Illness and Substance Misuse
(John Russell) -
Uncovering the Elements of Success: Working with Co-occurring Disorders in Residential Support Programs
(Gary Beaulieu and Thomas Flanders) -
Providing Services to Clients with Concurrent Disorders
(Deb Solk) -
The Comprehensive, Continuous, Integrated System of Care Model
(Kenneth Minkoff)
Regional Programs
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A Scan Around BC: Reconfiguring Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Health Authorities
(Mykle Ludvigsen) -
Concurrent Disorders in the Okanagan Valley: Sketching out Potential Service Options
(Carmen Lenihan) -
Vancouver Coastal Health: Redesign of Addictions Services and Concurrent Disorders
(Susann Richter) -
On the Street: Mental Illness and Addiction on the Downtown Eastside
(Cynthia Row and Mykle Ludvigsen) -
What's so 'Special' about Special Populations? New Programs for Women and Youth with Concurrent Disorders
(Shimi Kang) -
Mental Disorders and Addictions in a School Setting
(Jo Ann Green) -
Promoting Holistic Wellness in Mental Health and Addictions: A Research Theme of the BC Aboriginal Capacity and Research Development Environment
(Kim Brooks and Rod McCormick)
