Treating Dual Disorders: Addiction and Mental Illness
Treating Dual Disorders: Addiction and Mental Illness – The overall goal of Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment (IDDT), developed by faculty from the Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center, is to help clients with severe mental illnesses and addiction have the best chance at recovery. This online educational program helps clinicians obtain a solid theoretical foundation in IDDT through case studies, interactive exercises, and videos. For more information about Hazelden, please visit www.hazelden.org or call 800-257-7810.
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Dual Diagnosis = Psychiatric disorder
Psychiatric disorders are not medical diseases. There are no lab tests,MRIs brain scans, X-rays or chemical imbalance tests that can verify any mental disorder? is a physical condition. This is not to say that people dont get depressed, or that people can’t? experience? emotional or mental duress, but psychiatry? has repackaged these? emotions and behaviors as “disease” in order to sell? drugs. This is a brilliant marketing campaign, but it is not science!