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Psychosis and substance misuse comorbidity: ethical dilemmas

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This case demonstrates some of the complex practical and legal difficulties in managing patients suffering from comorbidity of substance misuse and psychosis. A discussion of the ethical issues includes references to absolutist and utilitarian ethical models. Ethical dilemmas in such cases often impinge directly on clinical management, and the paper argues that the success or otherwise of treatment is partly dependent on awareness of such factors.