The
Importance of a Dual Diagnosis Treatment
Center
Those suffering from dual
diagnosis may face greater difficulty than
other substance abuse treatment patients.
Often, mental health services are not well
prepared to deal with dual diagnosis patients,
and only one of the problems may be identified.
If both substance abuse and a mental disorder
are recognized, the individual may bounce
back and forth between mental illness and
substance abuse addiction treatment services.
Or they may be refused treatment by each
provider.
Substance abuse complicates almost every
aspect of care for the person with mental
illness. They may not be accommodated at
home or tolerated in community residences
of drug rehab programs. They lose their support
systems and suffer frequent relapses and
hospitalizations. Violence is more prevalent
among those with a dual diagnosis. Both domestic
violence and suicide attempts are more common,
and a high percentage of the mentally ill
who wind up in jails and prisons turn to
alcohol addiction and substance abuse.
An individual requiring dual diagnosis treatment
can be very difficult to engage in dual diagnosis
treatment. And diagnosis is difficult because
it takes time to unravel the interacting
effects of substance abuse and the mental
illness. However, dual diagnosis is becoming
more and more recognized, and some substance
abuse treatment centers are becoming equipped
to address dual diagnosis in their addiction
treatment programs.
Transitions
Recovery Florida drug rehab center is dually
licensed as
a special psychiatric health and behavioral
health facility. All patients receive focused
treatment to address their symptoms and achieve
an understanding of disorders and the changes
they can make to prevent further dual diagnosis
disease behaviors.
Facts about Dual Diagnosis
It is now generally agreed that as much as
50 percent of the mentally ill population
also has a substance abuse problem, requiring
dual diagnosis treatment. Most common is
alcohol addiction, followed by marijuana
and cocaine use. Prescription drugs such
as tranquilizers and sleeping medicines
are also commonly abused. The incidence
of substance abuse is greater among males
and those aged 18 to 44.
People with mental illnesses may engage
in substance abuse or alcohol addiction without
their families knowing it. It is now reported
that both mental health professionals and
families of mentally ill relatives underestimate
the amount of substance abuse and alcohol
addiction among people in their care. This
may be due to the difficulty in separating
the dual diagnosis behaviors of mental illness
from those of drug and alcohol addiction.
There may be denial of the problem, because
there has been so little to offer people
with dual diagnosis illnesses.
People with co-occurring disorders or dual
diagnosis may begin to use drugs or alcohol
for recreational use but continue to try
to treat symptoms of the illness or the side
effects of their medications and reduce anxiety
or depression - at least for the short term.
Some professionals also speculate that there
may be some underlying vulnerability of the
individual that precipitates the dual diagnosis
individual with both mental illness and substance
abuse. They believe that these individuals
may be at risk of dual diagnosis with even
mild drug use.
Social factors may
also play a part in continued substance
abuse. People with mental illnesses
suffer from what has been called "downward
drift." They may find themselves living
in marginal neighborhoods where alcohol addiction
and drug use prevails. Having difficulty
developing social relationships, dual diagnosis
sufferers find themselves more easily accepted
by groups whose social activity is based
on drug use. Some may believe that an identity
based on drug or alcohol addiction is more
acceptable than one based on mental illness.
Dual Diagnosis Treatment at Transitions
Recovery
Transitions Recovery addiction treatment
and drug rehab center offers hope in dual
diagnosis treatment. Our drug rehab and dual
diagnosis treatment center integrates the
treatment of substance abuse with mental
health for effective dual diagnosis treatment.
We regularly serve patients having some type
of mental disorder and also requiring addiction
treatment. Our Dual Disorders Program is
designed to identify and address all these
problems, combining the resources of both
mental health and substance abuse fields
for a dynamic program addressing the needs
of patients with one or several diagnoses.
In addition
to substance abuse treatment, our highly qualified
staff offer specialized individual
and group therapy for depression, anxiety,
sexual
addiction,
abuse and trauma
resolution, eating
disorders, and more. We also
provide medication management and individual
counseling for a wide range of mental illnesses
and other personality and behavioral disorders.
Dual Diagnosis Treatment Center Components
In the Transitions Recovery dual diagnosis
treatment program, educational components
play an important role. The more an individual
understands the disorder, the better able
they are to manage the impact of disease
behaviors on themselves, their family,
and on their social community.
Some of the components of our dual diagnosis
treatment program include the following:
-
Psycho-education
- Lectures, groups, and individual
sessions educate the dual
diagnosis patient about the medical and
psychological aspects of the patient's
dual diagnosis.Expert pharmacotherapy – If
medications are indicated, the most
effective medications
offering the greatest benefit and the
least side effects are used.
-
12-Step programs
- Patients are provided a range of in-house
12-Step meetings
according to their specific needs.
-
Relapse prevention program specifically
designed for ongoing recovery of the dual
diagnosis
patient.
-
Adjunct groups that focus therapeutic
work on specific areas of concern to
the dual diagnosis treatment of the patient,
such
as compulsive gambling, cocaine/heroin
addiction, eating disorders and nutrition, nicotine
cessation, grief and trauma, healthy
sexuality, and professionals', women's, and men's
groups.
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Dual diagnosis patients
are encouraged to invite family members
and significant
others to participate in the Family Program.
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Integrative therapy
includes Eye Movement Desensitization
and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Somatic.
Contact
us today to find out more about our Transitions
Recovery substance abuse and dual diagnosis treatment
programs.
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