Co-morbidity disorders

Re: Topic 7 DQ 2

Which disorders have a high prevalence of co-morbidity? What treatments would be appropriate when there is co-morbidity between personality and substance use disorders?

I would say that Borderline Personality Disorder have a high prevalence of co-morbidity and according to the NBCI, there is a common, clear linkage between substance use disorders and Borderline Personality Disorder. The NCBI, “states that comorbidity range of the two disorders are 14 to 17 percent.” There are many common ways that a therapist could treat and individual when there is a co-morbidity between personality and substances use disorders. The therapist could utilized a integrated approach utilizing some sort of medication regime to help aid with the symptoms that comes along with the diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder and utilize some sort of 12-Step program to target the substance use along with some Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and maybe some Solution-Focused Therapy to aid in the growth and the change that the client would have to endure in order to achieve optimal success on the substance spectrum and be able to have some sort of control and piece on the personality disorder spectrum as well.