Effective Dual Diagnosis Treatment | Relapse Prevention

What does it mean to have a co-occurring disorder (a dual diagnosis)? What constitutes effective dual diagnosis treatment? What does effective dual diagnosis treatment have to do with preventing addiction relapse? In simple terms, a dual diagnosis means to be diagnosed as having two brain diseases (aka disorders): an addiction and a mental illness. This…

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Steve Hauptman and Bert Talk About Relapse and the 3 Steps Out

The following is a guest post from Monkeytraps: A blog about control, which has two authors: Steve Hauptman, LCSW, and Bert. (If you’re new to Monkeytraps, Steve is a therapist who specializes in control issues, and Bert is his control-addicted inner monkey.) That’s Bert above, relapsing. Bert and Steve are talking. Bert speaks first.) I really don’t want to…

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