A dual diagnosis is a diagnosis of a co-occurring addiction and mental health disorder. This could be a co-occurring substance abuse addiction along with an anxiety disorder, or a gambling addiction coupled with depression. It may be several things all co-occurring at the same time, with particular disorders making other problems worse or even triggering them. For example, someone's alcoholism might be stimulated by their desire to self-medicate because of their depression or anxiety. Someone might be struggling with depression because of their substance use. It often requires specialists to discover the causes of each of the disorders the person is battling and work out a rehabilitation strategy that will successfully address both simultaneously so that the person can live a clean and sober and emotionally healthy lifestyle.
This is where dual diagnosis drug rehab in Cedar Valley comes in. Having the person receive substance abuse treatment at one center and then having the person also receive help from a mental health professional at a separate program is not convenient or ideal. The most successful dual diagnosis drug rehabilitation programs can treat both co-occurring disorders in one program simultaneously. Long term inpatient treatment is most effective for clients with more severe addictions and mental health disorders, because these clients benefit most in a setting which is full immersion and where there are no time limits to their recovery.
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