Dual diagnosis, or co-occurring disorders, is a difficult and complicated condition to both live with and treat. Find out everything you want to know!
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There isn’t only one way to treat addiction and alcoholism. There are a few staple methods used by clinicians during addiction treatment, though, and cognitive behavioral therapy is one of them. There is an extensive role for CBT in addiction treatment. Find out more about how it’s used.
Alcohol and mental illness do not mix well. While many people can relax at the end of the day with a drink over dinner, the majority of people with mental illness can’t. Why does alcohol interact so poorly with mental illness conditions? What happens if someone with a mental illness drinks?
It’s difficult to have a substance use disorder or a mental illness. Having both at the same time is an entirely different experience. Learn how integrated dual diagnosis treatment takes into consideration the complexity of co-occurring disorders and addresses both sides of the condition.
Dual diagnosis, coexisting disorders, co-occurring disorders. Whatever you call them, they’re not the easiest conditions. Mental illnesses and substance abuse are challenging. When you have both it makes recovering even harder. Learn some top tips on how to deal with dual diagnosis.
Living with a mental illness or substance abuse problem is difficult. When someone has dual diagnosis, or both mental illness and a substance use disorder, they have an even greater challenge. Find out why these individuals see the best results from treatment specific for co-occurring disorders.
Dual diagnosis conditions feel like an endless cycle of symptoms and substance use. Find out the top mental illnesses in those with co-occurring disorders.
Last Updated on 2019-12-26Prescription drug abuse is one of the leading issues when it comes to the addiction epidemic we face today. The problem is that people using the most abused prescription drugs don’t realize the risk they’re taking. Once the person develops an addiction, it’s extremely difficult for the person to acknowledge they have […]