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What is Dual Diagnosis & Co-Occurring Disorder?
Co-occurring, also called dual diagnoses disorder, or comorbidity, means a person has a diagnosis of both a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder. Because one disorder can mask the symptoms of other, it is often difficult to determine which came first, and make it more difficult to diagnose.
Unfortunately, more than 50% of Americans living with a Dual Diagnosis did not get any treatment for either disorder.
Young people in particular are increasingly depressed, and their identity and ways of thinking are increasingly and adversely shaped and influenced by their social media platforms and the “social validation feedback loops” that are engineered into our lives via social media . So while there is the illusion of connection via social media, research indicates that Millennials are the loneliest generation, with 25% indicating that they don’t have a single friend.
Why the sudden rise in mental health disorders and the need for treatment center for Dual Diagnosis?
Dr. Kardaras and Dr. Ilardi think that they’ve found the answer: Increased rates of depressionand other mental health woes like anxiety and addiction are a byproduct of our modernized, industrialized and urbanized lives. Our love affair with social media and the gadgets and comforts of being a highly technologically evolved society have made us more sedentary, more isolated and put us on a never-ending treadmill of overworking, under-sleeping and hyper-stressing.
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Your treatment is likely to be partially or fully covered with almost any major insurance provider.
Dual Diagnosis Treatment Program at Omega Recovery
In the modern digital age we’ve seen an epidemic spike in dual diagnoses disorders–especially amongst young adults. Record rates of depression, anxiety, suicide, personality disorders, substance abuse, overdoses, increased ADHD and overall malaise. And that was all before Covid; since Covid, depression rates have tripled, anxiety rates have hit record levels and suicides have dramatically increased. According to depression researcher Dr. Steven Ilardi, “Americans are 10 times more likely to have depressive illness than they were 60 years ago…and a recent study found the rate of depression has more than doubled in just the past decade”.
Evidence-based Modalities for Dual Diagnosis & Co-occurring Disorder Treatment:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Peer Recovery Coaching
Nature Immersion
Outdoor Behavioral Health
Narrative Therapy and the “Hero’s Journey”
Mindfulness
Yoga and Somatic Techniques
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We’ve been engineering the activity out of our lives. The levels of bright-light exposure-time spent outdoors-have been declining. The average adult gets just over six and a half hours of sleep a night. It used to be nine hours a night. There’s increasing isolation, fragmentation, the erosion of community. We feel perpetually stressed.”
Help for Dual Diagnosis & Co-Occurring Disorders
The more Dr. Ilardi looked at the commonalities of these mentally healthy societies, the more he was able to tease out certain common variables; things like living in a close-knit community, being more physically active, having a greater sense of purpose in their lives, not ruminating on the negative. Armed with his findings, he developed a protocol based on these elements called Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) and discovered amazing research results when incorporated into the lives of modern Americans.
And there is one other key factor as well: For many, the modern age has also vacuumed out a sense of meaning and purpose out of people’s lives. At Omega Recovery, we that that many of our clients are indeed undergoing an existential crisis of meaning and purpose and turning to toxic habits and behaviors to fill the emptiness. In these cases, existential exploration and finding a sense of life purpose is critical in the healing process.
Dr. Kardaras has incorporated “Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes” into the clinical protocols of Omega Recovery in Austin: Unplugging from electronic devices, developing a sense of healing community, physical exercise within a group/community setting, immersing oneself in nature–all combined with existential exploration and traditional psychotherapy and evidence based modalities like CBT and DBT can literally be life-saving.
When all of the above mentioned elements are combined together in treatment, the results are often nothing less than human alchemy– a complete psychic transformation.
Do You Suffer From Dual Diagnosis & Co-Occurring Disorders?
OMEGA Recovery offers dual diagnoses treatment in Texas. We assist those who are suffering from addiction and co-occurring mental health issues. Clients can find a wide choice of therapy options through the dual diagnosis’s treatment TX rehabs. One of the most effective strategies to treat a coexisting disorder is finding the correct type of therapy.Our ultimate goal is to find the correct form of therapy and build a lasting foundation in your recovery.
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My PTSD is Ruining My Life–or My Child’s Life—What can I do?
While hundreds of Dual Diagnosis treatment centers exist throughout the nation, treatment options in the Texas had been almost non-existent.
But now that’s changed. Omega Recovery offers the best, evidence-based, most immersive and transformative Dual Diagnosis treatment center for young adults in the United States.
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Individualized Outpatient Rehab Programs
Traditional Outpatient (OP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP) & Partial Hospitalization
Live at home, maintain your work & family responsibilities, and receive extensive addiction treatment at one of our outpatient rehab facilities in Texas
We’ll design a recovery plan to address your specific addiction, background, and mental health needs.
Depending on the severity & length of your addiction you’ll be assigned to one of three levels of care
Getting Help For A Loved One
Addicts often find it very difficult to take the first step to recovery on their own. We’ve treated hundreds of people with mental health, technology, and substance abuse addictions. Many claim that it was a loved one who first recommended them to our outpatient rehab program.
Here’s why we’re highly recommended:
90%
Of Clients would HIGHLY
Recommend
Omega Recovery
90%
Of Alumni say their
treatment at Omega was a
success
85%
Of clients report that they
are sober after 6 months
