Dual Diagnosis Treatment
There is a prevalent link between substance abuse and mental illness, and it is one that can be started from either end of the spectrum. Sometimes, the risks of developing certain types of mental illnesses can be spurted on through substance abuse, but types of mental...
Dual Diagnosis Treatment
Most people have an idea that substance abuse is hurting them. Pretty much every addict understands the danger of the situation, and none of them really ever desired to become an addict. The key to addiction is that you feel like you are in control of it…until...
Dual Diagnosis Treatment
Individuals who suffer from bipolar 1 disorder and bipolar 2 disorder are at risk of having high-energy episodes of mania or hypomania. Mania occurs when you have an intense feeling of energy that heightens your mental and physical senses. Hypomania is a similar...Dual Diagnosis Treatment
A disproportionately high percentage of people who suffer from addiction also suffer from a co-occurring mental health disorder. Fighting the battle of addiction recovery can be trying and challenging in the most ideal of circumstances, but the struggles are certainly...
Dual Diagnosis Treatment
Fighting addiction is certainly a trying and challenging experience. Since addiction has the power to warp your brain’s reward processes, it forces you into thinking that you need to engage in your addiction to achieve happiness. However, what is especially difficult...Dual Diagnosis Treatment
As the rates of a multitude of different addictions, including drugs, alcohol, sex, and gambling, continue to climb in the United States, and around the entire world, it is worth examining the root cause of several of these addictions. In many cases, there is a...