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BMC Nurs2026July 8, 2026Journal Article
Group-based interventions for individuals with dual pathology: a preliminary focus group study.
Lídia Susana Mendes Moutinho1, Joana Teixeira2, José Afonso Paixão3, Sónia Maria Monteiro Ferreira4, Olga Maria de Sousa Valentim5, Paulo Rosário Carvalho Seabra5
1Nursing Research Innovation and Development Centre of Lisbon (CIDNUR), School of Nursing, University of Lisbon, ESEUL Av Prof. Egas Moniz, Lisbon, 1600-190, Portugal. lmoutinho@enfermagem.ulisboa.pt.
2ICAD Institute for Addictive Behaviors and Dependencies; Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Alameda das Linhas de Torres n. 117, Lisbon, 1750-147, Portugal.
3São José Local Health Unit (ULS S. José), Av. do Brasil, 53, Lisbon, 1749-002, Portugal.
4São José Local Health Unit (ULS S. José), Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Av. do Brasil, 53, Lisbon, 1749-002, Portugal.
5Nursing Research Innovation and Development Centre of Lisbon (CIDNUR), School of Nursing, University of Lisbon, ESEUL Av Prof. Egas Moniz, Lisbon, 1600-190, Portugal.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Dual Pathology has a major impact on the individual's life and on society and is associated with worsening severity and persistence of both mental illness and addiction, which is why scientific evidence increasingly points treatment of patients with Dual Pathology.
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate how participants in group therapy experience the group and their relationship with the professionals.…
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