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The high prevalence of alcohol and drug misuse in those with psychiatric illness is apparent to all who work within adult psychiatry. Street drugs can trigger the onset of psychosis.

Traditionally, mental health and addiction services have operated in parallel. Differences between the two services in terms of organisation, geographical location and philosophy of care have often meant that patients have fallen between the two, leading to frustration for patients, families and staff.

The past 10 years have seen increased understanding of the reasons for this comorbidity, the development of innovative integrated treatment services and the introduction of new treatments for substance misuse.

This conference explores current thinking in this important area of work.

 

Speakers at the event


Key speakers include:

John Gale, Chief Executive, CHT

Professor Gary Winship, Associate Professor, Centre for the Study of Human Relations, School of Education and Senior Fellow of the Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham

Dr Martin Weegmann, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Group Analyst, Lead for Psychology and Psychotherapy, South West London NHS Trust Substance Misuse Services

Dr Rik Loose, Psychoanalyst and Clinical Psychlogist, Senior Lecturer, DBS School of Arts

Dr Alison Summers, Consultant Psychiatrist, Lancashire Care Early Invention Services

Patrick Coyne, Nurse Consultant Dual Diagnosis, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Who should attend


Those dealing with patients/clients/residents suffering from mental ill health who use illicit drugs

Psychiatrists

Psychologists

CPNs

Psychotherapists

Care workers in the addiction or mental health ill fields.

 

Workshops


none

Pricing

£ 255.00 + VAT for Public sector/NHS/Educational/Charity/Local gov/vol orgs - One day rate
£ 295.00 + VAT for Central gov/private orgs
£ 195.00 + VAT for Unwaged/student/small vol orgs