What Is Dual Diagnosis? When someone is struggling with both a mental health disorder and drug addiction at the same time, it's called dual diagnosis (also known as co-occurring disorders). This applies to any addiction including ‘process’ addictions such as gambling or sexual addiction. These two elements, addiction and mental health are strongly intertwined
The Unique Psychology of Addiction: Why Every Substance Tells a Different Story Addiction is widely misunderstood, often supported by incorrect thinking in that addiction is a moral issue. Addiction is a chronic disease that has both signs and symptoms, it is progressive, it is treatable and its often fatal. Each substance, whether it’s alcohol,
Understanding Codependency in Addiction Recovery Codependency is a common yet often overlooked dynamic in the world of addiction that causes a great many addicts to relapse! It occurs when a loved one becomes overly involved in the life and choices of someone struggling with substance use—often to the point of neglecting their own needs.
Twin Rivers approach Twin Rivers Rehab fully appreciates that mental health and addiction treatment mostly requires trauma-informed individual psychotherapeutic care. Just treating the symptoms of mental health issues or addiction and not exploring past life events can lead to very tragic consequences for the client. That is why the dual diagnosis approach at Twin Rivers
In recent years, the term “trauma” has become increasingly prevalent in the addiction recovery and mental health fields. While the recognition of trauma’s impact on mental well-being is crucial, it’s important to acknowledge that the overuse of any mental health term may lead to its dilution and potential desensitization. The word ‘depression’ is another example
Sleeping tablets, stress, and load-shedding Stress has become a widely seen struggle for many people. Loadshedding and unforeseen power outages in South Africa are now more problematic than ever. Load-shedding is seen to increase stress levels because the work timeline is affected, making the whole process of meeting deadlines an ever more stress-inducing task. Not
