Substance abuse and mental health disorders such as depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder frequently go hand in hand. Dual diagnosis treatment addresses substance abuse treatment and mental health and is an effective path to full addiction recovery. Sierra Sage Recovery offers all the tools and support to treat clients through dual diagnosis treatment successfully. Our multi-disciplinary approach includes both substance abuse treatment and psychiatric care. Call us today at 833.922.2884 to learn about our highly effective dual diagnosis treatment for you or your loved one.
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment
At Sierra Sage Recovery, we recognize that clients have varying behavioral, emotional, and mental health needs in addition to their need for substance abuse treatment and addiction recovery. We use a holistic, multi-pronged approach to assess and treat each client’s individual needs. Mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder are often present in clients seeking substance abuse treatment and require specialized dual diagnosis treatment. These mental health conditions affect individuals in different ways:
- Anxiety Disorders: It’s natural to feel some anxiety at times, but anxiety disorders go beyond the typical daily worries, making it difficult for clients to function in their lives. Anxiety has both cognitive and physiological symptoms. Cognitive symptoms include excessive worry, inability to concentrate, feeling tense or restless, racing thoughts, and irritability. Physiological symptoms include rapid heart rate, sweating, trembling or shaking, difficulty breathing, and feeling tightness in the chest.
- Bipolar Disorder: Two extreme states characterize bipolar disorder; depression and mania. In the manic state, those with bipolar disorder may experience racing thoughts, increased agitation, increased self-esteem; they may be overly talkative or engage in risky behaviors.
- Depressive Disorder: Depression presents in many different symptoms with varying degrees of severity. Clinical depression is more than just feeling sad, it’s normal to have ups and downs in life, but true depression lasts for long periods, from weeks to years. Symptoms may include feelings of sadness, hopelessness, or loneliness, difficulty concentrating, sleep problems, irritability, and loss of interest in everyday activities.
How Dual Diagnosis Treatment Works
Drug and alcohol addiction involves both physical and psychological dependency. Dual diagnosis treatment works by simultaneously addressing a client’s substance abuse treatment needs and mental health diagnosis. All clients entering our dual diagnosis treatment center receive a psychiatric evaluation and routine follow-up appointments. We have a full-time psychiatric nurse on staff to answer questions, discuss medication issues, and provide skilled nursing support.
We use a team approach to provide our clients with comprehensive and highly-effective psychiatric and addiction recovery treatment. Our skilled clinicians and staff at Sierra Sage Recovery use many types of evidence-based treatments and a multi-disciplinary approach to provide cutting edge dual diagnosis treatment, including:
Many clinicians and staff members are also in recovery, and therefore, they understand what clients are going through.
Learn More About Dual Diagnosis And Addiction Recovery At Sierra Sage Recovery
If you or a loved one is seeking dual diagnosis treatment, Sierra Sage Recovery Services can help. Our team of experienced addiction treatment professionals, therapists, and counselors can provide all of the resources, services, and treatments required for effective substance abuse treatment and addiction recovery for clients seeking dual diagnosis treatment.
Our experienced staff and clinicians develop and deliver effective treatment plans for lasting addiction recovery. Utilizing a blend of treatment methods, our approach gives clients seeking dual diagnosis treatment the best possible chance to maintain lasting sobriety and realize a greater sense of overall well-being.
Call Sierra Sage Recovery today at 833.922.2884 if you or your loved one is committed to change and eager to start down the road to recovery.
