Which patient is a nurse likely to see in a dual diagnosis program?
1. A patient with schizophrenia and diabetes
2. A patient with bipolar disorder and alcoholism
3. A patient with schizoaffective disorder and chronic unemployment
4. A patient with adjustment disorder with depressed mood and substance abuse problems
Answer: 2
Explanation: There is considerable evidence that the addition of a substance use disorder for a person already struggling with symptoms of serious mental illness, such as bipolar disorder, is a factor that often slows progress and recovery. Access to integrated services in a dual diagnosis program can result in improved treatment outcomes. Dual diagnosis programs specifically address serious mental health and substance abuse problems, not physical conditions or employment issues. An adjustment disorder, although it may warrant mental health treatment, is not considered a serious mental illness.
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