Dual diagnosis is a circumstance in which two independent disorders are present, and most typically denotes a co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorder. A dual diagnosis may help a person that may not have been able to be helped in the past, end drug or alcohol abuse by being correctly diagnosed and helped. Their mental health disorder might have been misdiagnosed, not diagnosed at all, or mistreated that could have prompted and resulted in their drug or alcohol use problems. Establishing the fact that someone is actually a dual diagnosis client not just helps establish an efficient treatment course for them, but will also help clients better determine what triggered their drug use and the way to prevent it later on. Handling dual diagnosis may be a more extensive process than the usual typical drug rehab program, and people who have a dual diagnosis might be required to participate in a substantial aftercare program which can include proper medical support and also continued rehab services. Being clinically determined to have co-occurring disorders doesn't signify the individual will have to be medicated through out their lives either, and actually many people with a dual diagnosis experience far better results when treated holistically and when alternative therapy is employed.