co-occurring

present participle of co-occur
as in accompanying
to occur or exist at the same time the chronic depression that so often co-occurs with drug abuse

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Recent Examples of co-occurring In the morning session, other members brought up proposals aimed at decreasing the risk of autistic people wandering out of safe areas and risking injury and increasing recognition about the role that co-occurring illnesses play with autistic people. O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026 Though it should be noted that these programs do not directly address co-occurring mental health issues and could unintentionally reinforce unhelpful behaviors. Gwilym Roddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026 It’s not known if Victoria Jones also had a co-occurring mental illness but the past year had become increasingly turbulent for her. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026 That help is critical since the disorder is associated with co-occurring mental health issues, a lower quality of life and life expectancy, and higher rates of disability, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025 Another key point is that overdose is disproportionately impacting vulnerable groups including women, people of color, rural populations and individuals with co-occurring mental illness. Lipi Roy, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Currently, research is shifting to examine not only how the collaborative care model can address substance abuse symptoms but also the co-occurring mental health conditions. MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
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  • The 13-track project, which later came with accompanying music videos, became the blueprint for Beyoncé's superstar status after her successful debut studio album became the launchpad.
    Caché McClay, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Combined with less rainfall accompanying monsoon storms in recent years, that makes for dangerous flammability.
    Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • At least 62 missing Nepali citizens were among hundreds of locals trekking in the Gosaikunda Lake area in Rasuwa, coinciding with the local festival of Janai Purnima on Friday, Sharma added.
    Niranjan Shrestha, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Their choices are coinciding with employers’ own preferences for such arrangements as well.
    Noah Yosif, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
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  • This would include behavioral interventions, counseling and treatment of coexisting mental health or substance-use disorders that could help reduce or stop cannabis use.
    Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Silence is palpable in the portraits of the men, photographs that show hardship coexisting with resilience, that quiver with pathos but do not collapse.
    Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

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“Co-occurring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/co-occurring. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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