Dual Diagnosis

Help in NW Indiana for Son Who’s Depressed and Self Medicates?

Question by dede: Help in NW Indiana for son who’s depressed and self medicates?
Is there any other place in NW IN that has a good dual diagnosis program? He has been clean for four months but is depressed and ready to relaspe.(cocaine and/or heroin was what he used to self medicate.)Has low self-esteem, doesn’t care about anything,carries alot of guilt, and shame for things he’s done to self medicate. Newlywed since May/wonderful girl, new… Continue reading

Helpline in Wickliffe Brings Hope to Teens Struggling With Addiction

Helpline in Wickliffe Brings Hope to Teens Struggling with Addiction
Today's drug rehab facilities provide a wide variety of substance abuse recovery options including individual and group therapy, dual diagnosis, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, drug detox and mandatory education program. By accessing the helpline, teens …
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The Girl Who Wouldn't Drink Water
Mood disorders like anxiety and depression play such a huge role in the development of eating disorders that Pam,… Continue reading

How Can I See a Doctor Without Insurance?

Question by Abel Skivver: How can I see a doctor without insurance?
I really can’t afford to go lately and don’t see any foreseeable future in which I could afford it.
My job doesn’t offer insurance.
and I really think I ought to speak with a Dr. about dual diagnosis issues

Best answer:

Answer by ashley r
Many places have free clinics that you can go to or they have a sliding fee scale based… Continue reading

Supporting Students With a Dual Diagnosis of Deafness and Autism Spectrum Disorder Part 3

Supporting Students with a Dual Diagnosis of Deafness and Autism Spectrum Disorder Part 3 — When your child has autism: Tips for parents Learn about autism. The more you know about autism spectrum disorders, the better equipped you’ll be to make inf…


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Judge Recommends Iraq Veteran With PTSD and Drug Addiction Get Help in

Judge recommends Iraq veteran with PTSD and drug addiction get help in
Christopher H. Noland, coordinator for regional substance addiction programs for BOP prisons in southeast, testified that 25 inmates now on waiting list to get into a 39-week program for dual diagnosis – drug addiction and PTSD – set up at two prisons.
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Chaplain Helps Cordova Officers Cope With Stress

Chaplain helps Cordova officers cope with stress
CORDOVA — At the Cordova Police Department, conversations about spirituality and stress are as common as chats about sports or the telling of off-color jokes. Mahlon LeCroix, pastor of Cordova First Baptist Church, has been serving in the dual role of …
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Bridging Medicaid's medical and behavioral care chasm
On April 1, the Mercy Care Plan, under contract with the state of… Continue reading