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.
Tags: alcoholism, co-occurring, drug addiction, dual diagnosis rehab