Category: Dual Diagnosis
Coping Strategies for Dual Diagnosis Recovery
[summariser] Addiction is a tough road to navigate, and people going through it face many obstacles. A major struggle that many people have to deal with during recovery and beyond is coping with dual diagnosis. Dual diagnosis is the term used to describe people who have a co-occurring substance use disorder and mental health condition.…
Read MoreMental Health And Addiction – Is There A Relationship?
[summariser] For some people who abuse drugs or alcohol, depressive and low feelings are temporary, part and parcel of withdrawal. Yet for others, chronic depression is a parallel condition, unknowingly intensifying consumption. Medically recognised as a dual diagnosis, both mental health issues and addiction are found to exist alongside one another. Whilst a primary condition is more than likely to…
Read MoreMental Health and Addiction. Do They Go Hand in Hand?
The latest Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey reported that one in five (20.2%) adults in England had a common mental health condition in 2023/24. While many understand the impact of mental health disorders and addictions, an increase in the number of people attempting to ascertain whether mental health and addiction do go hand in hand has…
Read MoreAm I Suffering With Dual Diagnosis
[summariser] Experiencing both low feelings and cravings towards drugs and/or alcohol is a common response. While such feelings may feel normal, manageable, or insignificant, they can in fact reflect the symptoms of a dual diagnosis. A dual diagnosis is where co-occurring disorders are encountered in parallel with one another, surrounding mental illness and substance abuse. Although the primary disorder can…
Read MoreWhat is dual diagnosis treatment?
[summariser] Experiencing corresponding signs of both mental illness and substance abuse defines dual diagnosis, recognised as a complex, serious condition. Independently, disorders such as anxiety and depression can be very difficult to manoeuvre through without support. Likewise, a drug and alcohol addiction can also result in severe consequences, through toxic and habitual exposure. Combined, the struggles of a dual diagnosis are evident, churning the cycle between…
Read MoreMental Health And Substance Abuse
[summariser] Experiencing symptoms of both poor mental health and substance abuse are common, controlling and co-occurring. Found to trigger one another, also defined as a dual diagnosis, it can be very difficult to live through the uncontrollable disorder of addiction, paired with low, negative outlooks and feelings. As there’s such a significant link between the…
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