Dual Diagnosis

Dual Diagnosis -Treatment Which Provides Total Patient Care

In many instances, illnesses are being mistreated when the focus is placed on treating external symptoms which are actually caused by underlying issues. Dual diagnosis for an addiction recovery program is the diagnosis of co-existing problems, and treating the patient for both conditions, thus providing total treatment to the patient. Addictions come in several forms, and are not just limited to drugs and alcohol. Addiction can be beaten if the proper treatment is given, with the best option being an addiction treatment program.

One such example would be a patient being treated for alcohol abuse, who in fact was suffering from depression before turning to alcohol to ease the pain. Without treating the underlying issue of depression, the patient has little chance of long term success with beating the alcohol abuse. A successful addiction recovery program must address the all the issues which impact the symptom manifestations.

Dual diagnosis addiction treatment can be successfully used to treat both existing mental health conditions so the patient can get back to their life as a new person, no longer dependent on drugs, alcohol or other addictions. Some individuals will suffer for years, or maybe even their entire life, never able to beat their addiction, no matter how hard they try.

Only through dual diagnosis addiction treatment can most people find relief from such problems as drug abuse, alcohol abuse, sexual addiction and gambling addiction. Dual diagnosis has gained ground in larger cities where medical advances are welcomed. This has resulted in the construction of many more dual diagnosis treatment centers. California has led the way in the United States in recognizing dual diagnosis as a valuable tool, and in providing dual diagnosis treatments centers.

Mental disorders can be the cause of several types of addiction, and not just drug and alcohol abuse. Sexual addiction can also be attributed to underlying mental issues, which must be addressed along with the addiction. Gambling is another addiction which can be successfully treated through dual diagnosis addiction treatment.

Families who find they have a loved one currently facing an addiction problem are not knowledgeable, nor equipped well enough to deal with the problem. That’s where an addiction recovery program using dual diagnosis treatment can help. Mental illness multiplies the problems faced by families of addicted loved ones. In most cases, family members have no idea the addiction is linked to a mental illness

If you have a loved one faced with the challenges of fighting a dual illness, you should speak with Dr. Vorobiev about your options in dual diagnosis addiction treatment. Only by getting them the proper treatment will you be able to help them over come the incredible obstacle of breaking the addiction.

The Dr. Vorobiev Clinic is a fully licensed addiction recovery program. The facility’s clinical and psychiatric experts are trained to correctly diagnose and meet the unique needs of all patients suffering from a combination of substance abuse and a co-occurring emotional or psychiatric illness.

Once a patient has been properly diagnosed, the caring staff at Dr. Vorobiev Clinic will perform detailed assessments to confirm the nature of the co-occurring issues. The correct combination of therapies will then be employed in treatment.

Successful recovery from dual disorders requires an integrated approach to treatment of patients with co-morbid psychiatric disorders and chemical dependencies. The Dr. Vorobiev model integrates individual and group drug addiction counseling with psychiatric interventions, in an attempt to balance the focus of dual treatment. In this manner, both the patient’s addiction and psychiatric issues are addressed.