Dual diagnosis is a situation in which two independent disorders are present, and most often denotes a co-occurring drug abuse and mental health disorder. A dual diagnosis may help someone who may not have been capable of being helped during the past, put an end to substance abuse because they can be correctly diagnosed and helped. Their mental health disorder might have been misdiagnosed, not diagnosed at all, or mistreated which may have triggered and led to their substance abuse problems. Establishing the fact that someone is actually a dual diagnosis client not just helps establish a highly effective treatment course for them, but will also help clients better know what caused their drug use and the way to prevent it in the foreseeable future. Addressing dual diagnosis can be a more extensive process when compared to a typical drug rehab program, and people who have a dual diagnosis might need to participate in an extensive aftercare program which might include proper medical support and also further rehabilitation services. Being identified as having co-occurring disorders doesn't mean that the person will need to be medicated through out their lives either, and in reality lots of people with a dual diagnosis experience much better results when treated holistically and when alternative therapy is utilized.