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co-occurring-disorders
What each co-occurring-disorders question is really asking, how to structure the answer, and where the marks are likely to sit.
Discussion postCo occurring disorders
DQ 2 :It is known that patients with dual disorders often experience more severe and chronic medical, social, and emotional problems.
Co occurring disorders
The prompt states the finding and asks why. That makes it a mechanism question, so a post that describes what dual disorders are has answered the wrong thing entirely.
Discussion postCo occurring disorders
Essay:What are reasons for resistance to treatment for alcohol abuse?
Co occurring disorders
The client is engaged, cooperative and refusing one half of the treatment. That is a different clinical problem from refusal, and the reasons and the steps both have to reflect it.