by Keenen Diamond | Nov 11, 2022 | Dual Diagnosis, Addiction Treatment, Mental Health
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...
by Keenen Diamond | Sep 28, 2022 | Addiction Treatment, Dual Diagnosis, Therapy
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...
by Keenen Diamond | Mar 1, 2022 | Dual Diagnosis, Addiction Treatment, Drug Abuse, Mental Health
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...
by Keenen Diamond | Nov 21, 2021 | Dual Diagnosis, Addiction Treatment, Health and Wellness, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Grief is something we all must deal with at some point or another, and it can lead people to situations they never thought they would be in. The link between grief and addiction is fraught with people who want to deal with the pain they face and attempt to do so in an...
by Keenen Diamond | Oct 7, 2021 | Mental Health, Dual Diagnosis, Treatment
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...
