week 5b

Prepare a 1400- to 1750-word paper addressing a disorder that typically co-occurs with Substance Use Disorders.  

Paper on Depression and Substance Use Disorders, 

a) Provide a definition of co-morbidity and identify which psychological maladies are most frequently co-morbid with substance use disorders.

b) Explain the unique way the two symptom sets interact using the co-morbid pair selected for this paper. Make sure you identify the symptoms these two disorders share.

c) Discuss the ramifications of co-morbid disorders compared to a single diagnosis. Make sure you discuss how the selected disorder can trigger a relapse to substance use and vice-versa.

d) Discuss the current best practices recognized by research to treat the co-morbid pair selected for this paper.

Cite at least one separate peer-reviewed literary reference for each objective of this paper.