Dual Diagnosis Treatment
Treating Multiple Behavioral Conditions
An increasingly common need facing addicts today is dual diagnosis treatment, which essential when someone is suffering from both a mental health issue, such as depression or anxiety, in addition to a drug or alcohol addiction. Oftentimes this psychological condition is pre-existing and as a result, drives the addict to abuse the substance in the first place. Other times the abuse of the substance eventually leads to mental illness and emotional issues. No matter how dual disorders manifest themselves, they must be treated with specialized counseling, offered by a treatment center with the knowledge and training.
The dual diagnosis program at Destination Hope is the best of any drug rehab Florida has to offer. This is because our program focuses not only on the addiction to a particular substance, but also on the issues that surround the addiction. We treat them as different sides of the same coin and allow for multiple comprehensive evaluations and provide a healthy plan for recovery. The issues that surround addiction often manifest as psychiatric problems including depression, bipolar disorder, borderline personality issues and anxiety. These disorders behave in a cycle with addiction as they are often fueled by the substance at hand and are often the cause for the false feeling of needing the substance. These complementary issues will affect the way the addict is introduced to and discharged from recovery. Psychological issues may also arise from environmental and familial issues. Click here for more on our family program.
It is imperative that when an addict enters treatment with co-occurring disorders, they receive treatment for both to ensure the most effective recovery possible. In order to do so, Destination Hope creates an individualized plan for each of our clients. The standard protocol for this plan includes a preliminary psychiatric evaluation, individual and family counseling, group counseling and a comprehensive discharge plan to ensure continued effective care. Two different treatments operating as one dual diagnosis program, allows us to give greater attention and detail to each factor causing addiction in order to remove it as a sum.
As the name may suggest in dual diagnosis treatment, the two programs may call for a longer recovery time. Patience is tremendously important in overcoming chemical dependency and is made even more so by the complications associated with a co-occurring psychological disorder. While these conditions may seem daunting, we know they are treatable. We have seen clients in our dual diagnosis program graduate and maintain freedom from substance abuse over the long term. Just as two conditions may feed off of each other to fuel addiction, so too can practicing sobriety fuel a person’s dedication to receiving the necessary help to overcome their addiction.
Our staff of highly experienced and dedicated counselors has the knowledge, education and training needed to properly identify and treat the addiction and underlying conditions. Having worked in the field of addiction recovery for several years, our team has seen and handled numerous psychological disorders and addictions. They intimately know the struggles that come with reaching sobriety and are sensitive, supportive, and friendly towards every client’s situation.
If you are suffering from a drug or alcohol addiction and a mental health issue, there are solutions. Let us help you liberate yourself from them all. Call us today.
