Chronic care management for substance dependence in primary care amongpatients with co-occurring mental disorders

摘要

ObjectiveCo-occurring substance use and mental disorders are associated with worse outcomes than a single disorder alone. In this exploratory subgroup analysis of a randomized trial, we hypothesized that chronic care management (CCM) for substance dependence would have a beneficial effect among people with substance dependence and major depressive disorder or substance dependence and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).