Dual Diagnosis to Co-Occurring Disorders

Treatment is aimed at a core approach including medication assisted detox for a substance use disorder as well as psychotherapy approaches for the mental health disorder.

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, “About a third of all people experiencing mental illnesses and about half of people living with severe mental illnesses also experience substance abuse. These statistics are mirrored in the substance abuse community, where about a third of all alcohol abusers and more than half of all drug abusers report experiencing a mental illness.”