Benefits Provided by Dual Diagnosis Treatment Centers – Health Fitness
Benefits Provided By Dual Diagnosis Treatment Centers – Health Fitness – Benefits Provided By Dual Diagnosis Treatment Centers – Health Fitness. Dual diagnosis treatment centers are places where patients can seek treatment for a co-occurring disorder often times a mental illness associated with a drug or alcohol addiction. For a patient to fully recover from a dual diagnosis they will need to seek treatment for both the substance addiction and the mental disorder. The Journal of American Medical Association reports that dual diagnosis is more common than some may think; fifty-three percent of drug addicts and thirty-seven percent of alcoholics also have some form of mental illness. The same report states that fifty percent of patients with a form of mental illness are also affected by a form of addiction. Identifying, treating and managing the dual diagnosis is the goal for any effective treatment center. The need to identify someone in need of a dual diagnosis is fairly obvious. Persons suffering from untreated dual diagnosis are subject to a number of severe health issues. Statistics also show that people dealing with co-occurring disorders without treatment are prone to an increased likelihood of violence and emotional outbursts harming relationships with friends, family and co-workers. The co-occurring mental disorder also makes long term sobriety and relapse prevention a difficult task. This dangerous disorder combination also has a negative effect on society. Almost half of the estimated homeless population currently suffering from a …
Cholesterol Drug Tredaptive Recalled Worldwide
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Tredaptive combined an extended release form of niacin, a nutrient used to raise HDL cholesterol, and laropiprant, a drug meant to reduce the unpleasant skin flushing that is often a side effect of niacin therapy. While Tredaptive was never approved in …
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Treatment needs, diagnoses and use of services for acutely admitted …
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Data from a total of 841 patients were analysed (377 Norwegian, 464 Russian) with univariate and multivariate statistics. Results: Russian patients were more often males who … Conclusion: Acutely admitted psychiatric patients in North West Russia and …
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Our take: Gettysburg and YAIAA, at last
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His statistics say he is a hall of famer, by the standards that are usually applied. But Mr. Palmiero was tainted by the steroids scandal. Evidence that hall of … Months later, he tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. We often hear the …
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