Download Page: Resources for Dual Diagnosis Workers

As part of our commitment to supporting people working with dual disorder,  Midas is making available a range of resources for you to download. While the content of these files is valid and reliable, we can not vouch that they will meet your particular needs. As Midas and SWSAHS have no control over the way that these resources will be used or by whom, we disclaim any responsibility for the outcomes of training or interventions which rely on, or make use of, this material.

New: Substance use and misuse in psychiatric wards: A model task for clinical governance?

 Richard Williams, Professor of Mental Health Strategy (University of Glamorgan, South Wales, and Vice Chairman of the Mental Health Act Commission and Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in the Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust)  and Jeff Cohen, Policy Coordinator of the Mental Health Act Commission

What's Drugs Got To Do With It?

A series of resources to help inform people with mental or emotional problems about possible consequences of drug use. A useful tool for engagement, psychoeducation and a good discussion starter. For technical reasons, the layout and content of the download version is slightly different to the original printed copies which you may have seen...any feedback would be very welcome. To use the programmes you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. Most computers have the system installed. If not it can be obtained from ISD (SWSAHS Intranet users) or downloaded from Adobe. Some files have been compressed to save download time. You may need the WinZip utility to utilise them.

If Acrobat Reader is installed on your system as a plug-in for your browser and you left-click on the link, Reader will open the file instead of downloading it. You can still save the file but it is cumbersome to do it this way. Adobe recommends the following:

To download a PDF file from a link:
1. Right-click the link to a PDF file, then choose Save Link As (Internet Explorer) from the pop-up menu.
2. In the Save As dialog box, select a location on your hard drive, then click Save.
Alternatyively, click the link (this should open the file in Acrobat Reader in a new window) then save the file from the Adobe Reader menu.

Youth:

The programme is Parenting Kids in a Drug Sodden World: it is a colourful multimedia training aid designed to facilitate discussion and education with parents and carers whose children may have a dual disorder, or are at risk. It assumes that the presenter has the appropriate background knowledge to deal with this group and the issues that may arise. Please read the INSTRUCTIONS AND RELEASE NOTES before DOWNLOADING THE PROGRAMME.

Self-Paced Training Course:

A programme developed by Hunter Health which covers various aspect of dual diagnosis and motivational interviewing.

Presentations From the Macquarie Area Health Conference:

1. Another Fine Mess...A personal perspective on the development of dual disorders in Australia, the social and political factors which nurtured it and the myths which have obscured effective approaches to dealing with dual diagnosis. Compares the Australian and overseas experience with dual disorder and points towards more effective approaches. Multimedia presentation: requires Win 95, 98 or NT. Please read the INSTRUCTIONS AND RELEASE NOTES before DOWNLOADING THE PROGRAMME.

2. Five PowerPoint^© Presentations have been included in this single DOWNLOAD.  They include Violence and Mental Illness (Dr. Steve Allnut of the Corrections Health Service), Working with the Drug Affected Young Person (Dr Bessy Lampropoulos from Westmead Hospital's department of Adolescent Medicine), Drugs and Forensic Mental Health (Dr. Anthony Samuels) and a Complex Case Presentation (Dr. James Bell of the Langton Centre). Please read the INSTRUCTIONS AND RELEASE NOTES first.

Presentation From the Dual Diagnosis Forum: Personality Disorder

personality disorder with problematic substance use is a downloadable PowerPoint^©  presentation which looks at adapting treatment to the person with a dual disorder and significant personality problems: 

New Resources will be added as they are made available or developed: please keep checking for updates.

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