Dual diagnosis is a circumstance in which two independent disorders exist, 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 before, finish substance abuse because they can be properly diagnosed and helped. Their mental health disorder might have been misdiagnosed, not diagnosed at all, or treated incorrectly which may have triggered and led to their drug abuse issues. Establishing the reality that someone is actually a dual diagnosis client not only helps establish a highly effective treatment course for them, but could also help clients better determine what led to their substance abuse and ways to prevent it in the foreseeable future. Addressing dual diagnosis may be a more extensive process when compared to a typical drug rehab program, and folks who have a dual diagnosis might be required to take part in a substantial aftercare program which may include appropriate medical support and also further rehab services. Being identified as having co-occurring disorders doesn't mean that the individual must be medicated for the rest of their lives either, and actually a lot of people who have a dual diagnosis experience far better results when treated holistically and when alternative treatment solutions are utilized.