Posts Tagged ‘dual diagnosis’
Dual Diagnosis vs. Co-Occurring Disorders: Signs, Risk Factors, Treatment
Dual diagnosis and co-occurring disorders are believed by many to mean the same thing, that a person has both a substance use disorder (SUD) and a mental health disorder. One may be more significant than the other, or they may be equal in severity. Each is diagnosable using the criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical…
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Differences Between Individual and Group Therapy
Therapy has long been used in the treatment of mental health disorders. As substance use disorder became recognized as its own form of mental health issue, professionals found that according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), behavioral therapy has become the most common and widely used method of treating substance use disorders of…
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What Is a Dual Diagnosis and How Is It Treated?
A person with a dual diagnosis has a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder. Dual diagnosis, also called co-occurring disorders or comorbidity, affects many people. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIHM) reports that at least half of all people seeking substance use disorder treatment also have a mental health diagnosis. Research from the…
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