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. 2016 Feb:61:47-59.
doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2015.09.006. Epub 2015 Oct 31.

Treatment Access Barriers and Disparities Among Individuals with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders: An Integrative Literature Review

Mary Ann Priester  1 , Teri Browne  2 , Aidyn Iachini  2 , Stephanie Clone  2 , Dana DeHart  2 , Kristen D Seay  2
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Treatment Access Barriers and Disparities Among Individuals with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders: An Integrative Literature Review

Mary Ann Priester et al. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2016 Feb.

Abstract

The purpose of this integrative review is to examine and synthesize extant literature pertaining to barriers to substance abuse and mental health treatment for persons with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders (COD). Electronic searches were conducted using ten scholarly databases. Thirty-six articles met inclusion criteria and were examined for this review. Narrative review of these articles resulted in the identification of two primary barriers to treatment access for individuals with COD: personal characteristics barriers and structural barriers. Clinical implications and directions for future research are discussed. In particular, additional studies on marginalized sub-populations are needed, specifically those that examine barriers to treatment access among older, non-White, non-heterosexual populations.

Keywords: Co-occurring; Dual diagnosis; Mental health disorders; Substance use disorders; Treatment barriers.

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