Dual diagnosis means when a person has both a substance abuse issue and a mental health issue. Oftentimes, they go hand in hand and have been left untreated. Here are the signs of different types of dual diagnoses and how to get the right help.
Dual-Diagnosis is a term used to describe individuals who suffer from both mental health issues as well as substance abuse. It’s a growing issue in the United States, and one that requires specialized treatment. The complexity of Dual-Diagnosis requires more than just treating the symptoms of addiction. In order for individuals to have successful recovery, … Continued
Dual diagnosis means when a person has both a substance abuse issue and a mental health issue. Oftentimes, they go hand in hand and have been left untreated. Here are the signs of different types of dual diagnoses and how to get the right help.
Two of the biggest problems facing society today are addiction and the mental health crisis. With more people overdosing on prescription drugs, street drugs, and alcohol than ever before, and with an increasingly shocking amount of shootings and violent acts tied to poor mental health, it is no wonder these two issues are making front-page … Continued
Dual diagnosis means when a person has both a substance abuse issue and a mental health issue. Oftentimes, they go hand in hand and have been left untreated. Here are the signs of different types of dual diagnoses and how to get the right help.
Walk into the front office of Reform Psychiatry in Smyrna, Tenn., and you‘ll find a waiting room that looks more like the cozy den of the world’s greatest optimist, what with the plush furniture, scores of knickknacks, and a dozen or so pillows, many of them displaying inspirational messages like “Choose happiness.” “It doesn’t look … Continued
Dual diagnosis means when a person has both a substance abuse issue and a mental health issue. Oftentimes, they go hand in hand and have been left untreated. Here are the signs of different types of dual diagnoses and how to get the right help.
Many people with ED—eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia nervosa, avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), binge eating disorder—show a tendency toward substance abuse disorders, requiring a special level of diagnosis and treatment. In the groundbreaking 2003 study by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, Food For Thought: Substance Abuse … Continued
Dual diagnosis means when a person has both a substance abuse issue and a mental health issue. Oftentimes, they go hand in hand and have been left untreated. Here are the signs of different types of dual diagnoses and how to get the right help.
Recent studies estimate that 10 million men will at some point in their life, suffer an eating disorder like anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, and unspecified feeding and eating disorders, or those conditions that don’t quite meet the medical criteria for anorexia or bulimia. Meanwhile, subclinical eating disordered behaviors—including laxative abuse … Continued
Dual diagnosis means when a person has both a substance abuse issue and a mental health issue. Oftentimes, they go hand in hand and have been left untreated. Here are the signs of different types of dual diagnoses and how to get the right help.
“What is addiction, really?” asked the Swiss writer and child abuse expert Alice Miller. “It is a sign, a signal, a symptom of stress.” The often interdependent relationship between addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, bears this out. In fact, the debilitating stress related to the memory of a traumatic event can often create a … Continued
Dual diagnosis means when a person has both a substance abuse issue and a mental health issue. Oftentimes, they go hand in hand and have been left untreated. Here are the signs of different types of dual diagnoses and how to get the right help.
Everyone has bad days. At some point, we all experience the emotional weight of break-ups, work-related stressors, loss, family quarrels, or the gripping turmoil of uncertainty. For some, however, emotional lows seem to plague everyday life and last much longer that than the typical events that would ordinarily provoke them. For those experiencing depression, feelings … Continued
Dual diagnosis means when a person has both a substance abuse issue and a mental health issue. Oftentimes, they go hand in hand and have been left untreated. Here are the signs of different types of dual diagnoses and how to get the right help.
Most people associate trauma with harrowing events like war or a natural disaster. However, any distressing event that falls beyond the scope of normal human experience can be considered traumatic. Individuals who have experienced trauma are at a much higher risk of developing addiction and substance use disorders, so it is important to understand the … Continued
Dual diagnosis means when a person has both a substance abuse issue and a mental health issue. Oftentimes, they go hand in hand and have been left untreated. Here are the signs of different types of dual diagnoses and how to get the right help.
Over the past three decades, meditation therapy has spread rapidly through the fields of medicine, mental health, and education as a way to reduce toxic stress and impulsivity and increase emotion regulation, executive function, empathy, and overall physical, emotional and cognitive well–being. In treating addiction, empirical evidence is beginning to show overwhelming evidence in support … Continued
Dual diagnosis means when a person has both a substance abuse issue and a mental health issue. Oftentimes, they go hand in hand and have been left untreated. Here are the signs of different types of dual diagnoses and how to get the right help.
Life is a series of ups and downs, and like many people, you may feel down from time to time. Feeling down, or that life is against you, is an all too common feeling in today’s society. As many as 14.8 million adults in the U.S. are affected by Major Depressive Disorder, according to figures published … Continued