Dual Diagnosis

For a great number of addicts and alcoholics, the addiction to drugs and alcohol themselves aren’t the only issues they face. Oftentimes, underlying conditions help to exacerbate the addiction, and when gone unchecked, addiction treatment on its own can prove to be lacking. Without looking at the overall causes that led to the addiction, an addict can continue on a downward spiral.

At 12 Palms Recovery Center in Jensen Beach, Florida, dual diagnosis is an important component of their addiction treatment options. While there are a number of great drug and alcohol treatment centers that treat the disease of addiction, 12 Palms Recovery Center offers a dual diagnosis program that treats a client’s emotional, physical and mental issues that may have exacerbated the addiction, or have been the cause of the addiction.

12 Palms Recovery Center has a staff of dedicated and qualified counselors and therapists who are certified specialists in dual diagnosis treatment. Each client is given a full assessment that includes looking at underlying factors that could have caused the addiction, or contributed to the addiction. Emotional disorders such as PTSD, depression, anxiety or bi-polar disorder are all factors that, if unchecked, can cause addicts to continue spinning out of control in their lives.

By identifying these underlying issues, the staff at 12 Palms Recovery Center can then properly diagnose the condition and put forth an addiction treatment plan that treats the various emotional and mental disorders with therapy, counseling and even medication if required.

Addiction treatment is often a scary proposition for addicts and alcoholics. Add to that the fact that emotional and mental disorders could also be underlying factors, and all of a sudden, recovery seems like an impossible task. 12 Palms Recovery Center understands the fears of their clients—each staff member are also recovering alcoholics and addicts themselves, and fully understand that the process of recovery can appear to be frightening, especially when emotional and mental disorders are co-occurring as well.

By employing a nurturing staff who understands the struggles that each client is facing, 12 Palms Recovery Center can treat each client with compassion, and with an addiction treatment plan that treats the addiction and all other underlying factors that go along with dual diagnosis clients. Clients can feel comfortable and secure knowing that all of their needs are being met, not just the addiction itself.

In addition, 12 Palms Recovery Center follows through with an aftercare program for clients once they have completed in-patient treatment, and for dual diagnosis clients, that can include additional out-patient therapy, medication that helps to deal with the emotional or mental disorder, and ongoing counseling sessions and outside AA meetings to help clients continue their progress in recovery.

Many addiction treatment centers are very helpful in helping clients achieve long-term sobriety, but at 12 Palms Recovery Center, clients can not only start out on a path of recovery from drug and alcohol abuse, but also a path of recovery from the emotional and mental disorders that led to or contributed to the addiction itself. Understanding all of the factors that led to the addiction is an important part of the overall recovery process, and 12 Palms Recovery Center has become one of the leading addiction treatment centers because of its ability to fully diagnose and treat all of the conditions that have disrupted the lives of their clients.