Dual Diagnosis in Adolescents and Young Adults

By Craig Rogers

Dual diagnosis services are treatments for troubled adolescents and troubled young adults who suffer from co-occurring disorders such as mental illnesses and substance abuse. Due to current research, it is strongly recommended that, in order to recover fully, a consumer with co-occurring disorder receive treatment for both problems. Focusing on one issue does not guarantee that the other issues at hand will be solved. Dual diagnosis services integrate assistance for each condition, helping people recover from both in one setting, at the same time.

Dual diagnosis services include different types of assistance that go beyond normal therapy or medication. Treatment for dual diagnosis issues include assertive outreach, job and housing aid, family counseling, even money and relationship management. The individualized treatment is viewed as long-term and can be sought after during whichever stage of recovery the consumer is in. Positivity, hope, and optimism are at the foundation of integrated treatment.

Troubled teens and troubled young adults with a co-occurring disorder have a statistically greater tendency for violence, medication noncompliance, and failure to respond to treatment than individuals dealing with just substance abuse or a mental illness. These problems also affect the families, friends and co-workers of these dual diagnosis teenagers and young adults.

Therapy Insider provides Parents of Adolescents and Young Adults with Dual Diagnosis Treatment Options

At Therapy Insider we are dedicated to finding the treatment option that best suits to the needs of these troubled adolescents and young adults, and have high hopes that we will able to find the treatment that will help to get the lives of these dual diagnosis teens and young adults back on the right path.