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Dual Diagnosis Program

BreakAway's Outpatient Program for Dual Diagnosis is an integrated approach to treating teens and adults with substance abuse and co-morbid psychiatric disorders (dual diagnoses).

A multi-disciplinary treatment team of a psychiatrist, consulting psychologist, PsyD, forensic counselor, certified alcohol and drug counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and peer counselor address the issues involved with overlap and masking of symptoms created with a teen or adult dealing with a dual diagnosis. BreakAway sees that a teen's affliction, be it mental or substance use, is a family issue. It is crucial that the family participate in the treatment process.

BreakAway's Dual Diagnosis Program is an individualized treatment program. In order to assist our client in recovery and to understand their behavior and mental disorder, we focus on the following areas:

• Risk Factors Associated with Mental Health and Addiction
• Psychosocial Stressors
• Identifying the Behaviors of Self-Medicating to Deal with Mental Health Issues
• Patterns of Substance Abuse Related to Mental Disorders
• Recognizing and Confronting Denial
• Codependency and Enabling
• Development of Coping Skills
• Understanding Powerlessnesss
• Impact of Family Dynamics
• Interactions Between Psychiatric Illness and Substance Abuse
• Develop or Find a Higher Power to Help with Addiction
• Self-Image/ Self-Esteem
• Impowerment Process
• Taking Responsibility and Accountability for Their Disorder and/or Substance Abuse

The Dual Diagnosis Program is provided as an integrative component to the Adult or Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Programs.