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Dual diagnosis
Dual diagnosis can be difficult to track down in a person.
The mental state of the person affects greatly the immune power of his body to external addictions and also unacceptable extreme behavior. If an individual is not sound mentally, then there are chances of him getting addicted to harmful things and destroying his life completely.
Dual diagnosis occurs to the people who are both depended on the chemical substances like the drugs, alcohol etc, as well as are not psychologically sound. Therefore, sometimes, dual diagnosis is also termed as “co-occurring disorder”. The people with dual diagnosis can destroy their social and personal life as well as pose a threat to the community, indulging in crimes. It is found that people with dual diagnosis are bound to be affected with addiction of drugs and alcohol or other kind of harmful substance. Since drug addiction and dual diagnosis is closely related, the treatment on dual diagnosis can help an individual get rid of his addiction.
The dual diagnosis in an individual is difficult to tract down, but once diagnosed, it can be effectively treated. Now-a-days, treatment centers or the rehabs are the institutions which are especially for treating such kind of people. The treatment centers help these dual diagnosed people to retain their normal life, by following proper medication and also with the help of effective counseling. For related help and assistance please visit www.treatmentcenters.com.
The socializing of the patient with his family and friends and also recreational activities can help a lot towards the betterment of the affected.
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A person with Dual diagnosis is affected with substance abuse and mental health disorder at the same time. Therefore, it is very important to find out the cause of substance abuse and mental health problem, individually in these people and to study and then draft out a proper method for the diagnosis of this dual….
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