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Substance Misuse Research: Co-morbid Mental Health and Substance Misuse in Scotland

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Appendix 3: Focus Group Topic Guide

Possible focus group themes

The following topics will be discussed in relation to different case vignettes.

  • Practice and policy
    Different approaches and priorities of professionals
    Extent of cross-communication
    Extent of engagement with other services
    How evidence-based are the practices/interventions?
  • Assessment
    Perceived challenges
    Criteria used in screening for psychiatric problems, mental state and substance misuse issues
    Risk assessment and identification of primary needs
  • Intervention
    Meeting primary needs
    Methods of engagement
    Goals
    Care/treatment pathway (including medication and substitute prescribing)
    Methods of relapse prevention
  • Organisational issues
    Function
    Structure
    Financial issues

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