The treatment team plans care for a person diagnosed with schizophrenia and cannabis abuse. The person has recently used cannabis daily and is experiencing increased hallucinations and delusions. Which principle applies to care planning?

A) Consider each disorder primary and provide simultaneous treatment.
B) The person will benefit from treatment in a residential treatment facility.
C) Withdraw the person from cannabis, and then treat the schizophrenia.
D) Treat the schizophrenia first, and then establish the goals for the treatment of substance abuse.

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jaspreet singh · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  Dual diagnosis (co-occurring disorders) clinical practice guidelines for both outpatient and inpatient settings suggest that the substance disorder and the psychiatric disorder should both be considered primary and receive simultaneous treatments. Residential treatment may or may not be effective.

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