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Monday, April 13, 2009

New Manual Teaches Strategies to Manage Depressive Symptoms in Substance Abuse Clients

Managing Depressive Symptoms in Substance Abuse Clients During Early Recovery, a new manual which offers substance abuse counselors new insights on working with clients with depressive symptoms and substance use disorders, is now available from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

The manual is #48 in the Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) series. TIPs are best-practice guidelines used for the treatment of substance use disorders, issued by SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). This and future TIPs will be organized in a new format.

The new format consists of three parts. The parts of this TIP are:
- Part 1 - Managing Depressive Symptoms in Substance Abuse Clients During Early Recovery
- Part 2 - Managing Depressive Symptoms: An Implementation Guide for Administrators
- Part 3 - Managing Depressive Symptoms: A Review of the Literature

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