Clarity Way Addiction Treatment Center Welcomes Dr. Jonathan Beatty as Staff Psychiatrist
Jonathan Beatty, MD, joins Clarity Way addiction treatment center as its staff psychiatrist.
Tag Archives: Dual Diagnosis
Veteran Addiction Specialist Joins Journey Healing Centers in Salt Lake City
Distinguished therapist Victoria Delheimer joins Journey Healing Centers, a luxury alcohol and drug addiction treatment center set in the foothills of the scenic Wasatch mountains, near Salt Lake City, Utah.
Drug Interactions and Bipolar Disorder: Why Drug Use is Dangerous Under Treatment
Successful treatment of bipolar disorder largely depends upon finding the right combination of medication and therapy and adhering to it. Bipolar disorder is comorbid with drug abuse, meaning that people with a history of active bipolar disorder are at higher risk than the general population. This is partly a function of the disorder’s manic phases, […]
Substance Abuse Problems Can Masquerade As Other Psychiatric Disorders
Getting an accurate diagnosis can be complicated, and even elusive, when substance use is involved. The effects of substance use can masquerade as other mental health issues and psychiatric disorders. For this reason, many substance users who seek treatment will be misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed at some point. This is often a frustrating process. It’s not […]
Treatment for Women with Dual Diagnosis Addiction
If you are a woman struggling with alcohol or a chemical dependency and also have a simultaneous behavior or mood disorder, you have what is called dual diagnosis addiction. This is not all that uncommon. An estimated 53 percent of women who are chemically dependent have one or more behavioral or mood issues. Since either […]