Definition:
Quadrants of Care is a conceptual framework that classifies settings within which clients with Co-Occurring Disorders (COD) are treated. The four quadrants are based on relative symptom severity, rather than by diagnosis. This helps determine levels of care.
- Category I: Less severe mental disorder/less severe substance disorder
- Category II: More severe mental disorder/less severe substance disorder
- Category III: Less severe mental disorder/more severe substance disorder
- Category IV: More severe mental disorder/more severe substance disorder