Posts Tagged ‘dual diagnosis’
Dual Diagnosis | Co Occurring Disorders – Status of Treatment in U.S.
Dual Diagnosis | Co Occurring Disorders – what do these terms mean? How are they treated? A dual diagnosis | co-occurring disorders is the name of the diagnosis given when a person has both a mental illness and an addiction. According to the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), 50-75% of Americans who seek treatment…
Read MoreDual Diagnosis | Co-Occuring Disorders | Comorbidity – What is It?
Dual Diagnosis | Co-Occuring Disorders | Comorbidity – confusing terms to be sure but so important to understand in order to effectively treat and recover when one has an addiction and mental illness. Comorbidity (aka dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorders) is an often misunderstood diagnosis. Basically, it is having two brain diseases at the same…
Read MoreEating Disorders — Bulimia and Anorexia
Bulimia and anorexia – two eating disorders that can destroy a person’s quality of life in ways similar to the destruction caused by misunderstood, untreated alcoholism or drug addiction. Thanksgiving is my bulimia-free birthday, if you will – it was 30 years ago that I made it through my first T’day feast without binging and…
Read MoreSo What is a Dual Diagnosis?
Dual diagnosis – what is it? One of the terms I’ve frequently heard in the various “recovery” circles I’ve encountered over the past five years is “dual diagnosis.” People would talk of their loved one or themselves as having a “dual diagnosis.” I was curious what that was about and learned that a person who…
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