Mental Health Policy Implementation Guide: Dual Diagnosis Good Practice Guide

This guide summaries current policy and good practice in the provision of mental health services to people with severe mental health problems and problematic substance misuse. The substances concerned include legal and illegal drugs, alcohol and solvents, but not tobacco. It represents an addition to the Mental Health Policy Implementation Guide which supports implementation of the NSF for Mental it provides more detail on emerging policy, practice and the evidence base because service models for dual diagnosis are at an earlier stage of development.