Dual Diagnosis Program
A person who has both an alcohol or drug problem and
an emotional/psychiatric problem is said to have a Dual Diagnosis Program. To recover
fully, the person needs treatment for both problems. Dual Diagnosis Program is moreww
common than you might imagine. According to a report published by the Journal
of the American Medical Association, "Thirty-seven percent of alcohol abusers
and fifty-three percent of drug abusers also have at least one serious mental
illness... Of all people diagnosed as mentally ill, 29 percent abuse either
alcohol or drugs." Both problems should be treated simultaneously. For
any substance abuser, however, the first step in treatment must be detoxification
- a period of time during which the body is allowed to cleanse itself of alcohol
or drugs.
Persons are found across the mental health and substance
abuse systems who have various combinations of these dual/multiple disorders.
They are also found outside of these systems of care, often among the homeless,
and within the criminal justice system. The combination of mental illness and
substance abuse is so common that many clinicians now expect to find it. Studies
show that more than half of young persons with a substance abuse diagnosis also
have a diagnosable mental illness. Once a professional assessment has confirmed
a dual diagnosis of mental illness and substance abuse, mental health professionals
and family members should work together on a strategy for integrating care and
motivating the person.
For information on Dual Diagnosis Program contact us at 877-57REHAB (577-3422)
Dual Diagnosis Program Resources:
Treatment
Center by athletesartistsandentertainersretreat.com
California
Drug Recovery by drug-recovery.net
Drug
and Alcohol Rehab Center by alcohol-rehab.info
Alcohol
Drug Recovery by alcohol-recovery.net
Alcohol
Addiction Center by alcohol-addiction.info
Alcohol
Treatment Clinic by alcohol-treatment.biz
Dual
Diagnosis by dual-diagnosis.org
California
Drug Rehab by 1st-drug-rehab.com
Drug
Addiction Facility by 1st-drug-addiction.com
Drug
Addiction Treatment by 1st-drug-treatment.com
Alcoholism
Treatment Center by treatment-center.us
