Dual-diagnosis refers to co-occurring conditions in an individual. This means the individual is not only suffering from substance abuse, but also a mental illness. One condition could have created the other, it is unknown whether the mental illness caused substance abuse or vice versa. However, both conditions must be treated simultaneously in dual-diagnosis treatment.
Without a doubt, Amanda Bynes has easily kept her name in the headlines, but some would say for all the wrong reasons. Starting back in October when she received her second DUI, Bynes has continued to attract attention, as she was placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold and her parents were granted financial conservatorship of […]
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The death of Robin Williams sparked shock, upset, and emotional turmoil in people throughout the world. How could someone who was so full of life take that very life? Since then, the topic of suicide and its prevention has made headlines left and right. Questions of what symptoms are associated with suicide, who can struggle
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According to a recent study published in the online issue of Pediatrics, the rates of childhood mental health disabilities have dramatically increased over the past 10 According to a recent study published in the online issue of Pediatricsyears. Between 2001 and 2011, researchers asked parents to complete surveys that specified if their child had a
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