Dual diagnosis is a circumstance whereby two independent disorders are present, and most typically describes a co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorder. A dual diagnosis may help someone that may not have been capable of being helped before, end drug or alcohol abuse by being properly diagnosed and helped. Their mental health disorder could have been misdiagnosed, not diagnosed at all, or treated incorrectly that may have triggered and resulted in their substance abuse problems. Establishing the fact someone is in fact a dual diagnosis client not simply helps establish an efficient treatment plan for them, but may also help clients better know what led to their drug use and the way to prevent it in the foreseeable future. Addressing dual diagnosis might be a more extensive process than a typical drug rehab program, and people with a dual diagnosis may need to take part in a substantial aftercare program which can include proper medical support along with continued rehab 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 actually lots of people with a dual diagnosis experience much better outcomes when treated holistically and when alternative therapy is utilized.