Addiction is a disease impacting all of us to some degree. If you are not a person suffering from addiction yourself, you likely know someone who is. It may be a family member, a friend, or a co-worker. The list could go on because millions of people in the United States and beyond suffer from…
Psychotherapy is the cornerstone of any successful mental health program or addiction treatment. For over a century, psychotherapy, or “talk therapy,” has been used to improve people’s mental health and help them better understand their minds and behaviors. Today there are many forms of therapy and evidence-based treatments used in mental health treatment programs, and…
A dual diagnosis treatment program addresses the needs of co-occurring disorders. Mental health issues like depression and substance use disorder or addiction frequently happen together. To seek recovery for either, though, requires getting simultaneous treatment for both. Since not all rehab facilities provide dual diagnosis treatment, you need to know why this service is critical…
Recent studies have shown that while addiction rates continue to rise, a new development in the depths of the disease is becoming just as important in the fight for sobriety. A large percentage of people who suffer from addiction also struggle with a mental health issue. When an individual struggles with both a substance use…