Integrated Care Key for Patients With Both Addiction and Mental Illness [Medical News & Perspectives]

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Integrated Care Key for Patients With Both Addiction and Mental Illness [Medical News & Perspectives]
JAMA. 2010;303(19):1905-1907. Despite a growing body of evidence that integrated care is important in treating individuals with addiction and comorbid psychiatric disorders, such care remains in short supply. But efforts by scientists and policy makers aim to improve access to such treatment.

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