The Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center developed and tested the Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT) model, an established evidence-based practice designed for people with severe mental health disorders. The Co-occurring Disorders Program (CDP) draws upon the numerous randomized controlled trials using the IDDT model and adapts them for patients with non-severe mental health disorders.

This curriculum is a must-use tool that helps clinicians evaluate patients with an effective, protocol-driven method so that appropriate treatment options can be addressed with regard to each patient's symptoms, history, and motivation to change. Included are specific measures for screening, assessment, differential diagnostics, and stage of motivation to address and treat both addiction and psychiatric problems in patients. Screening and Assessment comes with a bound clinician's guide and a CD-ROM with reproducible patient handouts, e.g., the CAGE assessment tool adapted to include drugs (CAGE-AID) and the Mental Health Screening Form -- III packaged in a three-ring binder.

Learn more about the CDP research and history at www.cooccurring.org.