In case your not sure what dual diagnosis means, join the club. Most people have never heard of dual diagnosis, let alone know its meaning. You might guess it means when a person have 2 or more diagnosis, and that is correct. Specifically, it refers to someone who suffers from both alcohol or substance abuse and some kind of psychiatric problem too. The majority of people who abuse drugs and or alcohol are doing so to self medicate and self soothe a mental disorder. It is also known as a co-occurring condition. When someone reaches the point where they need to go to rehab, it better be a dual diagnosis rehab, and they most certainly need to have other issues correctly diagnosed and treated. Otherwise, the person will have not resolved the underlying cause and will almost certainly be back using again.
Archive for November, 2009
Dual Diagnosis Rehab Is A Must For Most
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009Non 12 Step Programs Are the Way of the Future
Thursday, November 5th, 2009Non 12 step rehab treatment centers are way ahead of the curve. The vast majority of alcohol drug rehabs make the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous the primary focus of their programs. In today’s crazy world, people in rehab need much more than getting taken to lots of AA meetings and talking about the 12 steps. Research now indicates unless an addict or alcoholic gets cognitive behavioral therapy and proper diagnosis of any and all co-occurring disorders, they are at very high risk of relapse.
Dual Diagnosis Treatment is the Key to Recovery
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009Dual Diagnosis, also referred to as co-occurring disorder, is when a person has both a substance abuse problem and a psychiatric issue. Unless the psychiatric issue is properly addressed, there is a very good chance the person will not be able to sustain long term abstinence and recovery. The vast majority of alcoholics and drug addicts are using these chemicals to self medicate and self soothe their psychiatric problems. Dual diagnosis treatment centers are designed specifically to treat not only the substance abuse, but also the underlying cause of much of the drug and or alcohol use, and thereby resolving the primary cause.