Dual diagnosis is a term used to describe when someone has a mental illness and a substance abuse problem simultaneously. It can be challenging to diagnose dual diagnosis because the symptoms of both disorders can look very similar.
Mental illnesses and substance abuse problems often occur together, but it’s unclear which one comes first. In…
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Dual diagnosis means a person has both a drug abuse disorder and a mental health disorder. This is because both conditions have a link with each other. For example, people often start abusing drugs because they want to get rid of stress. But they don't have an idea that drug-abusing abuse is not…