Dual Diagnosis Drug Treatment

Dual diagnosis treatment has proven to reduce the relapse rate significantly in the drug addiction treatment field. In the past, many of the patients suffering relapse were doing so out of a need to deal with their untreated depression, anxiety or mood swings. In essence, they were self medicating and ending up in relapse from their drug or alcohol addiction.

Substance Abuse Treatment and Dual Diagnosis

Today a person checking in to a reputable drug or alcohol treatment program will undergo a thorough psychiatric evaluation. The goal of this evaluation is to either rule out or enable the doctor to treat the mental health problem. By finding a stabilizing influence from a psychiatric perspective, substane abuse treatment begins to make sense. The patient can focus on the substance abuse treatment being provided rather than being distracted by other mental health problems.

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