Survey of Mental Health Professionals’ Knowledge and Skills in Managing Substance Misuse in Patients Admitted on a Mental Health High Dependency Unit
Aims: Dual diagnosis is very common in patients who have a psychotic disorder. This impacts symptom severity, treatment outcomes, and relapse rates. Following multiple incidents of drug misuse on a high dependency unit and inconsistent staff approach in dealing with these issues, we recognized the n...
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| description | Aims: Dual diagnosis is very common in patients who have a psychotic disorder. This impacts symptom severity, treatment outcomes, and relapse rates. Following multiple incidents of drug misuse on a high dependency unit and inconsistent staff approach in dealing with these issues, we recognized the need to assess staff knowledge as a first step toward providing effective patient care. The aim of this survey was to assess knowledge and skills of mental health professionals to manage patients who misused substances while being admitted to a high dependency unit. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f45a24c9b2394e94837cce9e9842fa632025-07-24T13:40:13ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242025-06-0111S187S18810.1192/bjo.2025.10485Survey of Mental Health Professionals’ Knowledge and Skills in Managing Substance Misuse in Patients Admitted on a Mental Health High Dependency UnitHeba Salem0Nidhi Gupta1BSMHFT, Birmingham, United KingdomBSMHFT, Birmingham, United KingdomAims: Dual diagnosis is very common in patients who have a psychotic disorder. This impacts symptom severity, treatment outcomes, and relapse rates. Following multiple incidents of drug misuse on a high dependency unit and inconsistent staff approach in dealing with these issues, we recognized the need to assess staff knowledge as a first step toward providing effective patient care. The aim of this survey was to assess knowledge and skills of mental health professionals to manage patients who misused substances while being admitted to a high dependency unit.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425104857/type/journal_article |
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| title | Survey of Mental Health Professionals’ Knowledge and Skills in Managing Substance Misuse in Patients Admitted on a Mental Health High Dependency Unit |
| title_full | Survey of Mental Health Professionals’ Knowledge and Skills in Managing Substance Misuse in Patients Admitted on a Mental Health High Dependency Unit |
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| title_short | Survey of Mental Health Professionals’ Knowledge and Skills in Managing Substance Misuse in Patients Admitted on a Mental Health High Dependency Unit |
| title_sort | survey of mental health professionals knowledge and skills in managing substance misuse in patients admitted on a mental health high dependency unit |
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