Importance of Dual Diagnosis Treatment Addiction Treatment, Dual Diagnosis Treatment, Mental HealthBy The Ranch PAMay 28, 2020Leave a commentDo you use drugs or alcohol as a way to cope with your post-traumatic stress disorder or bipolar disorder? Or, perhaps, you started to feel depression and anxiety more readily after you started using drugs or alcohol. In these cases, you may have co-occurring disorders. If so, there’s a very real importance of dual diagnosis…
What Are Co-Occurring Disorders? Addiction Treatment, Dual Diagnosis Treatment, Mental HealthBy The Ranch PAMay 25, 2020Leave a commentYou are struggling with alcohol or drug use. It’s taking over your life. At the same time, you’re also battling depression and anxiety. You could have co-occurring disorders. What are co-occurring disorders, and why should you care? At Recovery Ranch PA, we offer treatment that’s designed to help you manage all aspects of your mental…
Depression and Addiction: Get the Facts Addiction, Mental Health TreatmentBy The Ranch PAMay 12, 2020Everyone gets the blues now and then. When those feelings of melancholy and despair linger for weeks, not days, it can be a sign of something more serious. Depression affects 1 in 10 Americans. However, the depression rate among those struggling with addiction is even higher. Furthermore, 21 percent of those suffering from depression report…
Do I Need Dual Diagnosis Treatment? Addiction, Blog, Mental Health Treatment, Recovery, UncategorizedBy The Ranch PAApril 22, 2020Do you struggle day-to-day with mental health and addiction? You may be asking questions such as, “Do I need dual diagnosis treatment?” and “How can I stop using drugs if I can’t handle my anxiety or depression?” These are very real concerns for many people. For some, drugs and alcohol help to manage mental health…
Psychiatrist vs. Therapist…Who Does What? Addiction Recovery, Mental HealthBy The Ranch PAApril 9, 2020Leave a commentIf you or a loved one is dealing with addictive behavior, going to rehabilitation for treatment is an option that yields positive results. Most addiction recovery centers offer sessions with psychiatrists or therapists as a means of talking through situations and finding proper ways to deal with them so addictive behavior does not continue. Who…
What is Dual Diagnosis? Addiction information, Addiction Treatment, Mental HealthBy The Ranch PAJanuary 15, 2020Leave a commentWhat is dual diagnosis, and how does it affect someone with the diagnosis? Many people likely have no idea what it is. Nor do they know the effect that it has on the life of the person with the disorder. The Ranch PA‘s team of professionals understands you have questions. Also, we know you want…
The Deadliest Intoxication Help BlogBy The Ranch PAJune 26, 2014Painkillers and alcohol are everywhere. They’re also the fastest rising cause of emergency room visits in the United States, with the number of people seeking treatment for combined overdose rising 300 percent between 1999 and 2010. Prescription drugs, such as painkillers and benzodiazepines, mixed with alcohol are the newest and deadliest mix. What to Know…
How to Recognize the 10 Early Warning Signs of Dual Diagnosis BlogBy The Ranch PAMarch 14, 2014Dual diagnosis, also known as co-occurring disorder, is exactly what it sounds like. It is when a person is diagnosed with a drug or alcohol problem and one or more mental illness(es). The problem is more common than most realize. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 50 percent of those who are mentally…
The Role Despair Plays in Addiction BlogBy The Ranch PAJanuary 7, 2014Many people can attest to the fact that times are hard — maybe harder than they’ve ever been, or at least since The Great Depression. The cost of living continues to rise while jobs continue to be scarce. Even for those fortunate enough to find work, the pay is usually well below what is needed…
Dual Diagnosis: A Common, Complex Problem BlogBy The Ranch PAJanuary 31, 2013On December 14, 2012, twenty-year-old Adam Lanza killed twenty children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Lanza then shot himself in the head, taking with him any chance of understanding why he committed such a terrible crime. In the aftermath of the shootings, new media reported Lanza may have suffered…
