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Benefits of of Dual Diagnosis Rehab

Addiction and mental health issues are often intertwined. This is one reason professionals are recommending dual diagnosis treatment more and more commonly. When someone is experiencing a substance use disorder and a mental health disorder, addiction treatment specialists call it a dual diagnosis or a co-occurring disorder. Research has found that people with mental health…

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The Many Benefits and Features of Our Dual Diagnosis Treatments

A Substance abuse disorder is rarely limited to addiction itself. Many people struggling with drug or alcohol addiction also suffer from unresolved trauma and mental health disorders. Treating addiction without attending to corresponding mental-emotional distress is like trying to use play-doh for a heart transplant. It’s wholly ineffective. Dual diagnosis treatment recognizes the relationship between…

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How Anxiety Impacts Addiction

A substance abuse disorder is a difficult cross to bear for anyone, but the weight can become even more pressing when combined with another mental illness. Many people who struggle with addiction also suffer from a co-occurring disorder, and these two factors often exacerbate each other. Because of this, it’s important to seek treatment for…

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World Mental Health Day

In 1992, the World Federation for Mental Health began observing the 10th of October as World Mental Health Day. In the years since it’s become one of the federation’s farthest-reaching and most impactful programs. World Mental Health Day was intended to bring more awareness and attention to mental illness and how it can affect the…

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Signs of High Functioning Depression

Mental health issues are far more common than people realize. Some of the most common mental health conditions involve depression and anxiety. When people think about mental health and depression, they often think about someone who struggles to get out of bed. Unfortunately, this can send the wrong message when it comes to depression because…

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How to Deal With Depression and Addiction

Depression and addiction are often closely linked, but this may surprise some people. After all, they might know someone who’s the life of the party when he drinks. But behind closed doors, a person who abuses drugs and alcohol can be profoundly depressed. Even worse, the addiction feeds into the depression, and vice versa. However,…