Dual Diagnosis
Mental health and substance use disorders often co-occur. This is called a “dual diagnosis.” At Creekside Recovery Group, we’ll help you overcome both disorders at the same time.
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- What is Dual Diagnosis Treatment?
- Signs and Symptoms You Need a Dual Diagnosis Treatment Center
- Our Luxury Dual Diagnosis Treatment Locations
- Why Does a Co-Occurring Disorder Develop?
- Treatment Options for Dual Diagnosis Disorders
- What to Expect at Our Luxury Dual Diagnosis Treatment Centers
- Find Luxury Dual Diagnosis Treatment Centers Near You
Many people who become addicted to alcohol or other drugs also struggle with depression, anxiety, or another mental health disorder. Clinicians use the term dual diagnosis to describe the simultaneous presence of a substance use disorder (addiction) and a mental health concern. Luxury dual diagnosis treatment centers allow adults to receive comprehensive addiction treatment and mental health care in a safe and comfortable environment.
What is Dual Diagnosis Treatment?
When a person has both a substance use disorder and a mental health concern, it is essential that their care addresses the full scope of their needs. Attempting to treat either the addiction or the mental health disorder without acknowledging the other condition is likely to undermine the person’s efforts to achieve improved health and long-term recovery.
Dual diagnosis treatment acknowledges the importance of providing effective care for addiction while also helping the patient learn to manage the symptoms of their mental health disorder. This comprehensive approach to treatment often includes prescription medication and several forms of therapy.
Dual diagnosis can be a complex challenge, and recovery can require considerable effort. But self-care, rest, and relaxation are also important for preserving or improving your mental health. Luxury dual diagnosis treatment centers can provide an optimal environment to support patients who are working so hard to achieve a better quality of life.
Signs and Symptoms You Need a Dual Diagnosis Treatment Center
The best way to determine if you need a dual diagnosis treatment center is to be assessed by a qualified healthcare provider. The following signs and symptoms may suggest that you should schedule an assessment:
- You find it difficult or impossible to get through the day without using alcohol or another drug.
- Once you start using substances, you are unable to control how much you use.
- When you can’t use substances, or when you try to reduce the amount you’ve been using, you experience physical and/or emotional distress.
- You continue to use substances even after they have caused problems for you at school, on the job, in your relationships, or in other important parts of your life.
- You have been using alcohol or another drug to self-medicate symptoms of anxiety, depression, or another mental health disorder.
- You have been experiencing drastic and unpredictable changes in mood, attitude, and energy.
- You are sleeping either way too much or hardly at all.
- You frequently feel exhausted, even if you have been getting an appropriate amount of sleep.
- Your appetite has changed, which has led to unintentional weight gain or loss.
- You have difficulty focusing, concentrating, and making decisions.
- You have become uncharacteristically forgetful or absent-minded.
- You find it difficult to experience happiness.
- You have lost interest in hobbies, sports, or other activities that used to be very important to you.
- You find yourself withdrawing from your family members and your close friends.
- You feel as though you are losing control of your thoughts and behaviors.
- You sometimes feel removed from your surroundings or even detached from your own thoughts and feelings.
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Why Does a Co-Occurring Disorder Develop?
Whether a person first struggles with addiction or a mental health concern, developing a co-occurring disorder is not uncommon.
For example, if a person has been living with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), they may begin to abuse alcohol or another substance as a means of numbing their emotional pain. In another example, someone who has been fired from their job or lost an important relationship as a result of their untreated addiction may be at increased risk for depression.
There is rarely a clearly defined, cause/effect relationship between co-occurring addiction and mental illness. However, the following factors can increase a person’s likelihood for developing a co-occurring disorder:
- Family history of substance abuse and addiction
- Family history of mental illnesses
- Personal history of mental health concerns
- Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) or other forms of trauma
- Using a prescription medication to address a mental health concern, injury, or illness
- Exposure to elevated levels of stress or pressure
- Job loss, unemployment, and financial difficulties
- Having insufficient coping skills
- Genetic variations
Treatment Options for Dual Diagnosis Disorders
When people enroll in luxury dual diagnosis treatment centers, one of the first decisions often involves determining which level or levels of care are most appropriate. Depending on the nature and severity of the symptoms that a person has been experiencing, their care may be provided at one or more of the following levels:
- Detoxification
- Residential treatment
- Partial hospitalization program (PHP)
- Intensive outpatient program (IOP)
- Outpatient programming
Dual diagnosis treatment often requires a variety of therapies and support services. At luxury dual diagnosis treatment centers within the Creekside Recovery Network, a person’s care for addiction and a co-occurring mental health disorder may include the following:
- Individual and group therapy
- Family therapy sessions
- Medication-assisted treatment (MAT)
- Trauma-informed care
- Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy
- Reiki
- Music therapy
- Brainspotting therapy
- Red light therapy
Residential treatment typically features the widest array of therapies and support services. At the PHP and IOP levels, group therapy is often the main method of treatment, with other elements of care available on an as-needed basis. Outpatient rehab may consist of individual therapy, group therapy, or a combination of the two.
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What to Expect at Our Luxury Dual Diagnosis Treatment Centers
At the luxury dual diagnosis treatment centers that are affiliated with Creekside Recovery Network, each patient has a unique experience. But everyone can expect to benefit from certain fundamental features, such as the following:
- Personalized treatment: When you receive care at one of our centers, you will never be shoehorned into a one-size-fits-all approach to treatment. We will assess your needs and develop a customized plan that will address the specific ways that you have been impacted by addiction and mental illness.
- Continuum of care: We offer multiple levels of care, so you can participate in the programming that is best for you. Our continuum also ensures that you will have access to appropriate step-down support as you prepare to make a successful transition out of treatment.
- Comfortable environment: Our luxury dual diagnosis treatment centers feature comfortable rooms for residential patients, delicious and nutritious meals, ideal spaces for relaxing and reflecting, and close personal support from a team of dedicated professionals.
- Compassionate care: Quality clinical services are just one part of our approach to dual diagnosis treatment. We also understand the importance of helping people rebuild their confidence and self-esteem. From the first time you contact us until the day you leave our care, you can expect to be treated with the utmost compassion and respect.
- Long-term planning: Before you transition out of one of our centers, your team will provide you with a detailed discharge plan. This plan may identify community-based services and resources that can support you in the months and years to come.
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Erika Dalton, LMSW
Erika Dalton, LMSW is a Licensed Master Social Worker and Director of Quality Control at Creekside Recovery Group
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Find Luxury Dual Diagnosis Treatment Centers Near You
The Creekside Recovery Network includes luxury dual diagnosis treatment centers in several convenient locations. When you choose one of our centers, you can expect to receive quality clinical care in a welcoming and comfortable environment. Every step of the way, you will also receive close personal support from a team of skilled and compassionate professionals. Contact us today to learn more about luxury dual diagnosis treatment near you.
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Now that I have completed my successful journey here I would like to say that throughout it I was treated with nothing but respect. To take that a step further, I felt as if I was being treated by family.
Harry Dunn
I began this journey being part of the PHP program. Now I’m at the point where I can attend treatment on an outpatient basis. It’s so nice to be able to be home but it has also been scary. I’m going to make it though.
Sarah Stephen
They take my insurance and I could go someplace warm to get some help. Hey, you have to take the perks where they appear. This facility is fantastic. They care about the clients that walk through their doors.
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Suzanne Turner
All of my life I’ve tried to do everything on my own. That is probably what got me into therapy in the first dang place. Being here has taught me that I can be surrounded by people that will support me. It’s my choice and I have to make the right ones.
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