Can you have a dual diagnosis?

A person with dual diagnosis has both a mental disorder and an alcohol or drug problem. These conditions occur together frequently. About half of people who have a mental disorder will also have a substance use disorder at some point in their lives and vice versa. The interactions of the two conditions can worsen both.

What is the difference between co-occurring and dual diagnosis?

More than half of persons who have a serious mental illness also have a substance use or abuse disorder. Dual diagnosis is sometime referred to as co-occurring disorders or comorbidity. The term “comorbidity” describes two or more disorders occurring in the same person.

Is dual diagnosis bad?

4. Those Suffering from Dual Diagnosis are Considered High-Risk Patients. With mental illness alone, it’s hard to cope, and when added to the demands of addiction, it’s easy to understand why people with dual diagnosis tend to commit suicide more frequently and become violent.

What is the new term for dual diagnosis?

Dual diagnosis was first identified in the 1980s among individuals with coexisting severe mental illness and substance abuse disorders. Today, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) uses the term co-occurring disorders (COD) to refer to the aforementioned concurrent disorders.

What is the term for dual diagnosis?

Dual diagnosis (also referred to as a co-occurring disorder) is a term used when someone experiences a mental illness and a substance use disorder simultaneously.

What is meant by dual diagnosis treatment?

Dual Diagnosis Treatment is a method of treatment in which a person is diagnosed with both a substance use disorder (such as alcohol use disorder) and a mental health disorder (such as depressive disorders, bipolar disorders, anxiety attacks, etc.).

What are the Queensland Health dual diagnosis clinical guidelines and clinician tool kit?

This partnership has led to the development of the Queensland Health Dual Diagnosis Clinical Guidelinesand Clinician Tool Kit. These resources have been developed to support Queensland Health clinicians (and services) in the provision of effective, safe, quality and holistic care to individuals presenting with dual diagnosis.

Why choose Hader Clinic Queensland for dual diagnosis?

At the Hader Clinic Queensland we provide both mental health and drug addiction programs to overcome this difficulty. Our therapists and counsellors work closely with dual diagnosis residents to determine if one problem led to the other. We create personalised treatment plans that address both issues without causing new problems to arise.

What is a dual diagnosis?

What is dual diagnosis? Dual diagnosis is a situation in which an individual is dealing with both a drug addiction and a mental illness at the same time. For example, a person struggling both with depression and cannabis addiction.

Is the health care system failing people with dual diagnoses?

Health care providers may blame the client for being difficult and unresponsive to treatment, rather than questioning whether the health care system is failing to provide effective treatments and support for people with dual diagnoses.

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