Dual diagnosis is a circumstance in which two independent disorders are present, and most often denotes a co-occurring drug abuse and mental health disorder. A dual diagnosis might help someone who might possibly not have been able to be helped previously, finish substance abuse because they can be properly diagnosed and helped. Their mental health disorder could have been misdiagnosed, undiagnosed, or treated incorrectly which could have triggered and resulted in their drug abuse problems. Establishing the fact that someone is in fact 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 abuse and ways to prevent it in the future. Handling dual diagnosis might be a more extensive process compared to a typical drug rehab program, and folks with a dual diagnosis might be required to take part in a substantial aftercare program which may include appropriate medical support and also continued rehab services. Being clinically determined to have co-occurring disorders doesn't mean that the person will need to be medicated through out their lives either, and in reality many people with a dual diagnosis experience much better outcomes when treated holistically and when alternative therapy is employed.