When a psychiatric condition precedes substance use and eventual abuse, troubled teens tend to look to alcohol and drugs to self-soothe or self-medicate. On the other hand, a physiological dependency can drive the onset of depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric imbalances.
Regardless of which comes first, treatment is a very delicate matter. Both issues must be addressed simultaneously, yet consistently, in order to make effective progress. Much depends on which substances have been abused and for how long. On the other side, the nature of the mental struggle and its impact on behavior is key.
When counseling your family on dual diagnosis treatment centers, educational consultants at The Goldberg Center can carefully weigh both sides of the equation in consideration of what is most critical for your individual child, teenager, or young adult.
We are a consulting organization that specializes in helping children, teens, and young adults who need to find an appropriate setting in order to have their needs met. The individuals who benefit from working with The Goldberg Center are struggling with issues that include but are not limited to anxiety, depression, drug, alcohol, and Internet addiction, learning disabilities, and spectrum disorders.
