Dual diagnosis is a situation whereby two independent disorders exist, and most typically describes a co-occurring drug or alcohol use and mental health disorder. A dual diagnosis will help someone who may not have been able to be helped during the past, put an end to substance abuse by being accurately diagnosed and helped. Their mental health disorder could have been misdiagnosed, undiagnosed, or treated incorrectly that may have triggered and resulted in their drug or alcohol use problems. Establishing the truth that someone is actually a dual diagnosis client not just helps establish an effective treatment course for them, but will also help clients better know what caused their substance abuse and the way to prevent it in the future. Handling dual diagnosis may be a more extensive process than a typical drug rehab program, and folks with a dual diagnosis might be required to participate in an extensive aftercare program which can include appropriate medical support and also continued treatment services. Being clinically determined to have co-occurring disorders doesn't imply the individual will have to be medicated through out their lives either, and actually a lot of people with a dual diagnosis experience more effective results when treated holistically and when alternative therapy is employed.