Mental health treatment is often an important part of the treatment of drug & alcohol abuse disorders, because many people with an addiction disorder also suffer with a co-occurring mental health disorder. The need for dual diagnosis rehabilitation has become more and more apparent over the last several years, and many rehab centers in Lafayette also offer dual diagnosis rehabilitation as part of a wider range of services over and above conventional and more progressive rehabilitation methods.
In most cases, mental health treatment involves the initial diagnosis of the person's disorder, particularly when addiction is present. In many cases, the client doesn't initially even know they have an undiagnosed anxiety disorder or are struggling with depression until it is diagnosed in a mental health clinic or treatment facility. Once diagnosed, corrective steps can be put forth to help the individual resolve issues and become more stable, and this might involve the use of specific counseling, therapies, and perhaps medication administration or cessation of medication. In many cases however, people suffering with a dual diagnosis are self-medicating with substance use or perhaps abusing or misusing their medications. In these cases, professional staff and mental health practitioners can evaluate medication records and propose actions which can be taken to remove the need for medication. Clients can be safely weaned off of medications which may be doing more harm than good, or those which they are inclined to misuse.
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