Critical Review of Dual Diagnosis Training for Mental Health Professionals

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• 作者：Pernille Pinderup ; Birgitte Thylstrup…
• 关键词：Dual diagnosis ; Training ; Comorbidity ; Mental illness ; Substance use disorder
• 刊名：International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：October 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：14
• 期：5
• 页码：856-872
• 全文大小：505 KB
• 刊物主题：Public Health; Health Psychology; Psychology, general; Rehabilitation; Psychiatry; Community and Environmental Psychology;
• 出版者：Springer US
• ISSN：1557-1882
• 卷排序：14

文摘

To review evidence on the effects of training programs in dual diagnosis treatment for mental health professionals. Three databases were searched. Included studies were evaluated by an adapted version of Kirkpatrick’s Training Evaluation Model, which evaluates participant perception of training, the effect on professional competencies, transfer of training, and the effect on the patients. Overall findings from the eleven included studies suggested that participants valued the training, increased some professional competencies, and that some transfer of training occurred. The effect at the patient level showed mixed results. Training mental health professionals in dual diagnosis treatment may have a positive effect on professional competencies and clinical practice. Any conclusion regarding the overall training effect is premature due to limitations in study designs. Future studies on the effects of dual diagnosis training programs for mental health professionals should involve control groups, validated measures, follow-ups, and patient outcomes.