Clients experiencing symptoms of both a mental illness and an addiction often received separate treatment for each condition. Those who enrolled in an addiction treatment program rarely received any help for their mental health disorder. That led to situations where people failed to receive adequate treatment for both conditions. Modern approaches to treatment involve comprehensive…
Addiction and mental health are directly related. Co-occurring mental health disorders and substance abuse treatment require comprehensive dual diagnosis addiction treatment at an inpatient addiction treatment center in Orange County, CA. Co-Occurring Disorders Medicine describes a simultaneous addiction and mental health condition as a “co-occurring” or “dual diagnosis disorder.” Sometimes the addiction feeds the substance…
Overcoming drug addiction requires comprehensive drug addiction treatment that treats both the physical symptoms of your drug addiction and the mental health disorders fueling your addiction. Cognitive-behavioral therapy helps you understand the addictive behaviors that led to your addiction, so you can develop healthier habits and learn valuable coping skills to avoid relapse in times of…