Understanding Dual Diagnosis A survey done in 2011 in the USA showed that 17%.5 of adults with mental illness had a drug abuse disorder and only a small amount of people receive treatment for both disorders. Unfortunately, these people never get the help that they...
How a Dual Diagnosis Treatment Center Can Help You Help Them Addiction affects the mind, the body, and the soul of the person afflicted. But it also affects that individual’s family and friends. Your loved one may have been diagnosed with an addiction problem as well...
Dual Diagnosis & Anti-Depressants When an individual suffers from both a substance abuse problem as well as a mental health disorder, such as depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder, it is referred to as a co-occurring disorder or a dual diagnosis. As these are...
How a Dual Diagnosis Center Can Help You Dealing with substance abuse is a difficult task for even the most strong-willed people. Co-occurring disease such as mental health problems (e.g. depression or anxiety) increase the difficulty level exponentially. Having the...
How to Avoid Relapse When You Suffer From Dual Diagnosis Dual diagnosis is the difficult condition of suffering not only from a substance abuse issue, but also struggling with a mental health issue. Whether it is anxiety, depression, bipolar or other issues, it can be...
