Stumbling toward Vulnerability: Recovery from Substance Use Disorders and Co-Occurring Mental Illness.

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College of Nursing and Public Health, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, USA.

Published: July 2021

This study investigated the recovery process for individuals engaged in treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs) who had co-occurring anxiety and depression. The participants were eight individuals engaged in treatment. The results of a Grounded Theory design and methods revealed the core category and substantive theory, . Four phases in which the participants progressed in a linear way emerged. The study results have implications for the role of the advance practice psychiatric-mental health nurse in the early assessment of mental illness for clients with SUDs by providing integrated treatment for these individuals, and focusing on health and wellness as a recovery outcome. Based on the findings, hypotheses for further research are recommended.

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