Exam 9: Treatment of Comorbid Disorders

Which of the following are important activities for counselors who work with addictions and CODs within a Twelve Step model to engage clients in?

Brems and Namyniuk emphasize the high financial and social costs associated with co-occurring disorders.Such costs include increased health care and hospitalization costs,less satisfying family relationships,and poorer treatment outcomes.

According to Chartas and Culbreth,a cause and effect relationship between substance abuse and domestic violence has been established.

According to SAMHSA,all of the following client ethnicities are more inclined to self-report a lower level of functioning and to be seen by clinical staff as experiencing more serious symptomatology except:

For those counselors who work with addictive and COD clients within a Twelve Step model,they should be familiar with which of the following texts:

According to SAMHSA,research suggests that the occurrence of addictive disorders and other mental health disorders is not highly correlated.

Confrontation as a counseling technique has been found to be effective in working with clients diagnosed with substance abuse disorders.

According to Juhnke et al. ,all of these instruments were seen as both most important to use and most often used by addictions counselors except:

According to Von Steen. ,Vacc,and Strickland,approximately what percentage of alcoholics experience depression and anxiety?

When assessing a client with both a psychiatric problem and an addiction,the one that came first is usually primary and is important to address for relapse prevention.