Dual Diagnosis Treatment in New Jersey
What is Dual Diagnosis?
Substance abuse and mental illness co-occur in up to half of all people experiencing either of these issues. Addiction can be a multifaceted disease, which results in the need for inpatient dual diagnosis treatment. Someone suffering from both alcohol or drug addiction and an emotional/psychiatric problem is said to have a dual diagnosis.
In these cases, alcohol and drugs have often been used to self-medicate, or their use results in brain changes that lead to emotional or psychological disorders. To recover fully, dual diagnosis treatment is required to address these problems, clear the path to sobriety, and better ensure success in rehabilitation and relapse prevention.
Our Treatment Center Location
For people with co-occurring disorders, Blake Recovery Center’s™ Dual Diagnosis Program in conjunction with Carrier Clinic® offers specialized short-term critical care intervention and utilizes group and individual therapies along with psychiatric medications at our facility near Belle Mead, New Jersey.
Our New Jersey dual diagnosis treatment center focuses primarily on providing individual and group counseling for patients with psychiatric disorders within a framework that gives particular attention to addictive and compulsive behaviors, which are often compounded by psychological issues. Because addiction is a disease, state-of-the-art pharmacology is used to control psychiatric symptoms as well as for craving reduction and relapse prevention for patients across New Jersey and surrounding areas.
Symptoms We Treat
We help address issues like:
- Depression
- Bipolar Disorder
- Anxiety
- Schizophrenia
And in conjunction with working toward sobriety from alcohol and drugs of abuse, a Dual Diagnosis Treatment Program provides the best chance for sustained recovery and ongoing wellness. All of the complementary therapies give people suffering from concurrent disorders a solid foundation for a happier, healthier life throughout New Jersey communities.
About Our Dual Diagnosis Program
We can help address co-current substance abuse and mental illness on many levels. Our NJ Dual Diagnosis Program is a highly-integrated, multidisciplinary treatment approach that is sensitive to cultural, religious, ethnic, socioeconomic, and sexual diversity. Skilled assessment, diagnosis, and treatment go hand in hand with comprehensive aftercare planning as well.
To assure continuity of care and relapse prevention, we help patients and families access community resources throughout New Jersey, and negotiate their treatment needs with private providers or social agencies. Six weeks of support and education by licensed addiction and psychiatric counselors are also offered through our Weekend Codependency Program at no cost.
Dual Diagnosis is More Common Than you Think
According to a report by the Journal of the American Medical Association, 37% of alcohol abusers and 53% of drug abusers also have at least one serious mental illness; and of all people diagnosed as mentally ill, 29% abuse alcohol or drugs. The psychiatric problems that commonly occur in tandem with alcohol or drug dependency are:- Anxiety disorders: Including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and phobias
- Depressive disorders: Such as depression and bipolar disorder
- Other psychiatric disorders: Such as schizophrenia and personality disorders
Frequently Asked Questions
Having a dual diagnosis means a person is dealing with both a substance use disorder, like alcohol or drug addiction, and a mental health condition such as anxiety, depression, or bipolar disorder. Both issues must be treated together for lasting recovery.
Some of the most common psychiatric disorders that occur with addiction include:
- Anxiety disorders (like panic disorder or OCD)
- Depression and bipolar disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Personality disorders
When mental illness and substance abuse happen together, each can make the other worse. Treating both at the same time helps people manage psychiatric symptoms, reduce cravings, and prevent relapse which is especially vital for patients across New Jersey’s addiction recovery community.
The Dual Diagnosis Program at Blake Recovery Center, in partnership with Carrier Clinic, combines short-term critical care, counseling, group therapy, and medications that target both addiction and mental health needs.
Patients and families receive help finding community resources and setting up ongoing care throughout New Jersey and the surrounding area. There’s also a free six-week Weekend Codependency Program with licensed addiction and psychiatric counselors.
