Definition
This term means having both a substance use disorder and a mental health disorder at the same time.
What are co-occurring disorders?
This is one of the biggest causes of both substance use and mental health disorders.
What is trauma?
This concept explains using substances to cope with emotions.
What is self-medication?
This happens right after substance use and makes people want to continue using.
What is relief?
This type of treatment addresses both disorders at the same time.
What is integrated treatment?
This disorder involves difficulty controlling the use of substances despite negative consequences.
What is a substance use disorder?
These include dopamine and serotonin, which are affected by substances.
What are brain chemicals?
People use substances to cope with these (anxiety, depression, trauma, sleep issues).
What are emotional or mental health issues?
This is what happens long-term after repeated substance use.
What is worsening mental health?
This happens when symptoms of one disorder look like another.
What is symptom overlap?
These include conditions like depression, anxiety, PTSD, and bipolar disorder.
What are mental health disorders?
Stress, poverty, and family history fall under this category.
What is environment and genetics?
Alcohol is often used to cope with this.
What is anxiety?
This comes first in the cycle before substance use.
What is mental health symptoms?
According to the American Psychiatric Association, substances can cause this type of disorder.
What is a substance-induced disorder?
This term is another name for co-occurring disorders.
What is comorbidity?
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, this plays a major role in both disorders.
What is trauma?
Opioids are often used to cope with this.
What is emotional pain?
This happens after worsening mental health in the cycle.
What is more substance use?
This is one of the biggest challenges in treating co-occurring disorders.
What is figuring out what came first?
This is the key idea that both disorders influence each other rather than exist separately.
What is interaction (or influencing each other)?
This explains why co-occurring disorders usually have multiple causes instead of just one.
What are multiple layers (or multiple factors)?
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, substances are often used to manage this.
What is emotional distress?
This explains why people keep going back even when things get worse.
What is the cycle (or self-medication cycle)?
This happens if you treat only one disorder and ignore the other.
What is relapse (or returning to the cycle)?