A co-occurring disorder is a combination of two or more mental health diagnoses that are identified in the DSM-5. In this article, Bonilla talks more about co-occurring disorders and the various ...

Co-occurring disorder refers to having a co-existing mental illness and substance use disorder. While commonly used to refer to the combination of substance use and mental disorders, the term can also ...

The great news right off the bat: We’re discovering better ways to treat people with co-occurring disorder, which is when a person has both a substance use disorder (SUD) and a mental illness. That’s ...