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Dual Diagnosis Plays an Important Role in Substance Recovery
In a recent study, it was found that those with severe schizophrenia have benefitted from talk therapy, in which the patient focuses on defusing self-defeating assumptions in order to better handle the...
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Dual Diagnosis: A Common, Complex Problem
On December 14, 2012, twenty-year-old Adam Lanza killed twenty children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Lanza then shot himself in the head, taking with him any...
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Opiate Addiction: Is It a Mental Illness?
Opiates are addictive narcotic painkillers that come in legally prescribed and illicit forms. They are also dangerous, and opiate addicts currently suffer from the highest rates of relapse and...
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How to Recognize the 10 Early Warning Signs of Dual Diagnosis
Dual diagnosis, also known as co-occurring disorder, is exactly what it sounds like. It is when a person is diagnosed with a drug or alcohol problem and one or more mental illness(es). The problem is...
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