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Question by abbigail f: What would be a good treatment for people with dual diagnosis?
I’ve read that people with dual diagnosis must not just be treated for one of their illnesses, but rather for both. What is this treatment and how does it work?

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Answer by aracely
The treatment is called effective integrated treatment. This treatment does not only involve treating mental illness, or substance abuse disorder. It involves treating both disorders simultaneously. The caregiver must be adept at handling people with co-occurring disorders, otherwise, treating only one might lead the other illness to come back. The treatment must involve trust between the patient and the caregiver. Assertive outreach, motivational interventions, counseling, and social support must also be present to prevent the patient from relapsing. This kind of treatment takes months, or even years to complete. This is because constant attention is needed to be given to the patient so as to prevent relapse.

UCO blue ribbons raise child abuse awareness
Kaye Sears, a family life education professor and chair of UCO's Human Environmental Sciences department, said child abuse prevention is a passion of college faculty who want to make a difference and raise awareness. Since 2008, students in …
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BBFA presents Teen Nation Tour at Groves High School
Building Better Families through Action will be hosting the Teen Nation Tour at Groves High School on Friday, May 2. The Teen Nation Tour is a peer-to-peer community service program that educates and entertains young people about bullying in a way that …
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Question by bluecampingrufus: is chemical dependency hereditary?
NEE INFO FROM:
1. DSMIV-TR criterium
2. proven quantifiable research
3. any proven longitudinal studies
4. any proof what-so-ever

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Answer by Beauty
A chemical dependency is such a strong dependency on a substance that it becomes necessary to have this substance just to function properly. The need of a substance is developed from abusing it. The drug rarely becomes necessary to one’s survival, but some drug withdrawal processes can indeed be fatal.

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_dependency

So its never hereditary.

Answer by nora22000
I don’t know.

However, it can be passed on through value systems and habit, much as overweight condition is.

You have seen a tubby mommy, tubby hubby, and super tubby baby many times; none of which are genetically prone to overweight but all of whom eat huge amounts of fattening foods and remain sedentary almost all the time.

READER SUBMITTED: ABAM Next Generation Award For Adolescent …
Rushford, a Hartford HealthCare partner, provides inpatient and outpatient substance abuse and mental health services to thousands of children, adolescents, adults and families each year. For more than 35 years, Rushford has been offering proven, …
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Fort Hood Establishes Behavorial Health Hotline for Anyone Affected by April 2 …
Hospital and Administrative Psychiatry includes the Adult Inpatient Psychiatry Service, the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Evaluation Service, Behavioral Health Case Management Services, the Consultation-Liaison Service, the Psychiatry Medical …
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Call for investigation as African American chemical dependency services …
However, an owner-operator of a local Black culturally specific chemical dependency treatment program claims that culturally specific organizations, including his own, are not getting their “fair share” of County referrals. This article is reposted …
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Students confront substance dependency
… dependent on chemical substances. “Chemical dependence is a diagnostic term used by health professionals to refer to what the general population would call 'addiction,'” wrote Kathleen McSharry, dean of chemical dependency, in an email to The Herald.
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Shoals Drug Addiction Counselors See Spike In Heroin Cases
SHEFFIELD, Ala. (WHNT) – A drug war has been declared across the Shoals after several deaths have been linked to heroin. Drug task force agents in both Colbert and Lauderdale counties say the drug started showing up about a year ago. Leaving the …
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Adams City High in Commerce City offers pot offenders treatment option
Paula Riggs, a psychology professor and director of CU's division of substance dependence, developed the 16-week program over 20 years of research. At Adams City High School, a condensed, 8-week program has been implemented to treat about 15 …
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Seen At 11: Coffee Dependence Could Be Sign Of Mental Disorder
Juliano is among the researchers studying the health effects of caffeine and said, for some people, reliance on coffee can become a real psychological problem. She is now researching potential treatments, which may even include face-to-face counseling.
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