A treatment center in Arizona called High Standards Recovery seems to be seeing an increase in co-occurring disorders, according to this article. An individual is said to have co-occurring disorders when they are suffering from a drug or alcohol addiction and a mental health issue (severe depression, anxiety disorders, etc) at the same time. The complex nature of both of these types of illnesses makes it difficult to successfully treat each issue separately. Instead, success is much more likely when they can be treated together. (more…)
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Are Incidents of Co-Occurring Disorders Increasing?
Posted in National news, tagged alcohol abuse, Canada, co-occurring disorders, colorado, concurrent disorders, mental health, SAMHSA, substance abuse on 04/29/2010| 1 Comment »
