A dual diagnosis is a diagnosis of a co-occurring addiction and mental health disorder. This could be a co-occurring drug and alcohol addiction along with a bipolar or anxiety disorder, or a gambling addiction coupled with depression. It may be numerous things all co-occurring simultaneously, with certain disorders making other problems worse or even stimulating them. For example, someone's alcoholism might be stimulated by their need to self-medicate because of their anxiety or depression. Someone might be suffering from depression because of their drug or alcohol use. It takes a team of professionals to discover the causes of each of the issues the individual is battling and come up with a treatment strategy that will successfully treat both simultaneously so that the person can lead a drug-free and psychologically healthy lifestyle.
This is where dual diagnosis drug rehab in Chesapeake comes in. Having the person get addiction treatment at one facility and then having the person go to a mental health specialist at a different facility is not convenient or ideal. The most successful dual diagnosis drug rehab programs can work on both co-occurring disorders in one facility simultaneously. Long term inpatient treatment is best for individuals with more advanced substance abuse issues and mental health disorders, because these clients excel in an environment which is full immersion and where there are no time limits to their treatment plan.
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