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Dialectical Behavior Therapy

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     Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) is a kind of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) that is used to treat borderline personality disorder and other mental health problems. This therapeutic technique teaches people diverse coping skills in four primary areas, including mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, to help them deal with challenging emotions and lessen conflicts in their relationships. DBT promotes growth and discourages harmful behaviors by providing structure and strengthening coping skills. DBT is an emotion-focused treatment that focuses on the premise that acceptance and change, two polar opposites in therapy, may be reconciled. Although DBT is most typically used to treat borderline personality disorder and recurrent suicidal behavior, it can also be used to treat eating disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and other mental health diseases. The total duration of care is usually at ...

Gender Specific Care

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  You may have come across gender-specific treatments when researching addiction rehabilitation. You’re undoubtedly wondering, “What exactly is the gender-specific treatment?” Both men and women are affected by addiction. The condition, however, affects them in distinct ways. This is why the same treatment approach does not provide the same advantages to both genders. Males and females are fundamentally different. It seems to reason that their experiences with alcohol and substance abuse differ. Understanding the Need for Gender-Specific Treatment Gender-specific treatments are drug and alcohol addiction programs created individually for men and women. These programs address the underlying difference between men and women when it comes to addiction. Addiction affects men and women differently. Gender is an essential aspect to consider when evaluating patterns of drug misuse, including general prevalence rates and substances of choice, according to national data. Men, for example, a...

Faith-Based Program

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  If you have been battling with addiction and consider yourself religious, you will likely face additional challenges on your path to full recovery and sobriety. For example, you may be grappling with what it means for your spirituality and religion to abuse alcohol and drugs — and be unable to break the cycle. Faith-based rehab clinics are addiction treatment facilities that enable religious individuals to connect with a higher being while seeking to overcome their alcohol and drug abuse. As a result, these programs are incredibly specialized in helping recovering addicts connect with their religious beliefs and grow while in treatment. The facilities will also reassure you that you should control the measures necessary to overcome your substance usage and addiction. Treatment is predominantly religious, while other traditional and mainstream rehabilitative procedures are employed. Benefits of Choosing Faith-Based Rehabs If you value your religious beliefs, a relig...

What is Dual Diagnosis? Who Should Take Dual Diagnosis?

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  When there is drug abuse and a mental health problem simultaneous it is termed a dual diagnosis. Signs and symptoms of dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorders may look like drug abuse itself. One telltale sign of dual diagnosis is rapid mood changes and withdrawal from others. Who should take dual diagnosis treatment? Anyone who is currently struggling with a substance addiction as well as a mental illness. Others who may benefit from treatment are friends and family members affected by the drug abuser. Dual diagnosis treatment differs from regular drug addiction treatment because it is treating both addiction and mental health. You will learn various coping skills and cognitive reconstruction with an addiction counselor. Dual Diagnosis Have you experienced withdrawal from family members, sudden changes in behavior, using substances under dangerous conditions, withdrawal and tolerance from a substance, developed severe mood changes, and/ or feel like you need a substance to func...