Dual diagnosis is a circumstance in which two independent disorders are present, and most typically describes a co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorder. A dual diagnosis can help a person that may not have been able to be helped before, end substance abuse by being correctly diagnosed and treated. Their mental health disorder might have been misdiagnosed, not diagnosed at all, or mistreated that may have prompted and led to their drug abuse issues. Establishing the fact that someone is actually a dual diagnosis client not only helps establish a highly effective course of treatment for them, but will also help clients better know what caused their drug abuse and the way to prevent it in the future. Addressing dual diagnosis might be a more extensive process than the usual typical drug rehab program, and folks with a dual diagnosis may need to take part in an extensive aftercare program which can include proper medical support and also further rehabilitation services. Being clinically determined to have co-occurring disorders doesn't imply that the individual will need to be medicated through out their lives either, and in fact a lot of people who have a dual diagnosis experience much better results when treated holistically and when alternative treatment solutions are utilized.