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Articles & Reports
These are articles or links to articles from newspapers, contributors or academic research within Ireland.
Irish Government/Agency reports
An important 2004 report on the issue of Dual Diagnosis in Ireland, commissioned by the National Advisory Committee on Drugs, can be found by clicking on this link.
See also the “Vision for Change” report on Mental Health services in Ireland at this link.
In June 2009, the Controller and Auditor General completed a value for money review on treatment services for illegal drug addiction. This points to a lack of assessment of treatment planning & outcomes with data not being collected correctly.The lack of good measurement data means clients with dual diagnosis who are not getting the right treatment are not being identified. Specific recommendations made include
- “Improving the accuracy and coverage of the NDTRS(information system) needs to be addressed so that better estimation of the size of waiting lists can occur, delays in access to treatment can be recognised, progression between forms of treatment tracked, treatment drop-out rates monitored and outcomes and treatment effectiveness evaluated.
- The delivery of care planning needs to be managed on the basis of clear performance targets for care planning, with regular monitoring and reporting of achievement.
- Targets should be set in relation to the expected outcomes of treatment and rehabilitation service
- The national framework for care planning and management needs to be developed by the HSE.”
The full report can be found on the CAG website here
Mental Health Assessment Tools
A useful portfolio of Mental Health Assessment Tools has been developed by the Laois Offaly Longford Westmeath Mental Health working group for use by professional members of multi disciplinary teams in mental health practice. The portfolio includes Mental Health Symptom Screening Tools, Becks Tools, Self-Evaluation Screening Tools, Medication Effect Screening Tools, Addiction Screening Tools, Living Skills Screening Tools & Stress vulnerability framework The full report can be found on Lenus website here.
Other reports & articles
We would like to thank Declan Byrne for contributing two documents (below) he has written, which we hope will be interesting and informative to those concerned about Dual Diagnosis in Ireland:
Dual diagnosis Proposals for the Dublin North East Drugs Task Force
Learning from the American Experience
Reports from Dual Diagnosis Events
Participant Feedback Report January 2010 on