- Title
- Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Research Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People: A Systematic Review
- Creator
- Hobden, Breanne; Ying-Ooi, Jia; Bryant, Jamie; Rumbel, Jennifer; Heard, Todd; Davis, Robert; Rose, Bron; Freund, Megan
- Relation
- Journal of Dual Diagnosis Vol. 25, Issue 1, p. 70-86
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15504263.2024.2435544
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2025
- Description
- Objective: This systematic review describes studies focussed on co-occurring mental health and substance use (MH/SU) conditions among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including the: characteristics; co-occurring conditions examined; cultural methodological quality; traditional scientific methodological quality of studies; and study outcomes. Methods: A systematic review examined the literature on co-occurring MH/SU conditions among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Four databases were searched, with data from relevant studies extracted for narrative synthesis. Results: Twelve articles (11 studies) were included. Nine studies used cross-sectional designs; one was a qualitative study and one a mixed methods study with a nested randomized controlled trial. Cultural methodological quality was low across the studies, with a maximum of 7 out of 14 criteria met. Thirty-three combinations of co-occurring conditions were examined. Conclusion: Most research to date has been cross-sectional with limited research exploring the effectiveness of treatments for co-occurring MH/SU conditions. Further Indigenous-led research is needed to find culturally safe, responsive and effective solutions in reducing the burden associated with MH/SU conditions and improving wellbeing.
- Subject
- Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; indigenous people; comorbidity; mental health; substance-related disorders; SDG 3; Sustainable Development Goal
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1518084
- Identifier
- uon:57227
- Identifier
- ISSN:1550-4263
- Language
- eng
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