Dual Diagnosis Disorders & Dual Diagnosis Treatment
A Dual Diagnosis Disorder is when a person who struggles with addiction also has a mental health condition such as anxiety, depressive or bipolar disorders. It may seem hard to imagine, but this is a common phenomenon. In fact, there can be the presence of more than one addiction or more than one mental illness that exists concurrently in an individual. Dual Diagnosis treatment often requires simultaneously treating both conditions.
Without a professional medical assessment from a licensed, behavioral health practitioner who can identify the dual diagnosis disorder, their root cause, and create the right dual diagnosis treatment program to provide physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health wellness.