Psych 650 Symptoms and Causes: Co-morbidity of Disorders Team Paper – Depression and Substance Abuse

Select one of the following pairs of co-morbid disorders and prepare a 1,500- to 2,000-word paper based on your research:

• OCD and depression
• Depression and anxiety
• ADHD and depression
• ADHD and conduct disorder
• Depression and substance abuse
• Dysthymia and major depression

Obtain faculty approval before choosing a video.

Address the following:

• Discuss the general concept of co-morbidity.
• Explain the unique way the two symptom sets interact using the co-morbid pair you chose.
• Describe how researchers demonstrate co-morbidity among disorders.