Dual diagnosis can be a situation in which two independent disorders exist, and most typically denotes a co-occurring drug abuse and mental health disorder. A dual diagnosis may help someone who might not have been able to be helped during the past, end substance abuse by being properly diagnosed and helped. Their mental health disorder could have been misdiagnosed, not diagnosed at all, or mistreated which could have prompted and resulted in their drug abuse problems. Establishing the truth that someone is certainly a dual diagnosis client not simply helps establish a highly effective course of treatment for them, but may also help clients better understand what triggered their drug use and how to prevent it in the future. Handling dual diagnosis can be a more extensive process than a typical drug rehab program, and people with a dual diagnosis may need to take part in an extensive aftercare program which might include proper medical support and also continued rehabilitation services. Being clinically determined to have co-occurring disorders doesn't mean that the person should be medicated through out their lives either, and in reality many people who have a dual diagnosis experience far better results when treated holistically and when alternative therapy is utilized.