Program 06
Dual Diagnosis Treatment
Addiction rarely travels alone. We treat substance use and the mental health conditions beneath it together — because healing one without the other doesn't last.
Medically reviewed by Dr. Eric Chegouri, MD, Medical Director · Last updated August 14, 2026
What is Dual Diagnosis?
A dual diagnosis — also called a co-occurring disorder — means a person is living with both a substance use disorder and a mental health condition at the same time. It's far from rare: national data from SAMHSA shows that roughly half of people with a substance use disorder also experience a mental illness, and vice versa. The two feed each other. Someone may drink to quiet anxiety, or a stimulant may deepen depression — and each condition makes the other harder to treat.
That's why treating only the addiction, or only the mental health condition, so often ends in relapse. Lasting recovery requires treating both, at the same time, by one coordinated team.
Why Integrated Treatment Matters
For decades, people were sent to addiction treatment and mental health treatment separately — often bounced between systems that didn't talk to each other. Integrated dual-diagnosis care fixes that. At Reggie's, the same clinical team addresses your addiction and your mental health together, so your therapy, your medication, and your recovery plan all point in the same direction. Nothing falls through the cracks between two sets of providers.
Conditions We Treat Alongside Addiction
Our program is equipped for dual-diagnosis care, with on-staff psychiatrists and psychologists who evaluate and treat co-occurring conditions such as:
- Depression — persistent low mood, hopelessness, and loss of interest that often co-occur with alcohol and stimulant use
- Anxiety disorders — generalized anxiety, panic, and social anxiety that many people try to self-medicate
- Trauma & PTSD — unresolved trauma is one of the most common drivers of addiction, treated here with trauma-informed care
- Bipolar and mood disorders — mood instability that requires careful psychiatric management during recovery
- ADHD — attention and impulse-control challenges that frequently co-occur with stimulant use
We only treat conditions our clinical team can properly assess and manage. If your needs fall outside our scope, we'll help you find the right level of care.
Our Integrated Approach
Dual-diagnosis treatment at Reggie's begins with a thorough psychiatric and medical assessment, so we understand the whole picture — not just the substance. From there, your plan may include psychiatric medication management, evidence-based therapies such as CBT, DBT, and EMDR for trauma, and — where appropriate — medication-assisted treatment for the addiction itself. Care is delivered across our full continuum: medical detox, residential treatment, and outpatient care, with mental health support woven through every stage.
You were never just an addict. You were a person carrying something heavy. We treat the whole person — and that's what finally makes recovery hold.
Who Dual Diagnosis Care Is For
If you've been through treatment before and relapsed, if your drinking or drug use is tangled up with depression, anxiety, or old trauma, or if getting sober has ever made your mental health feel worse before it got better — integrated dual-diagnosis care may be the piece that was missing. This is especially common in stimulant and alcohol addiction, where mood and psychiatric symptoms so often run underneath.
References
This page is informational and does not replace professional evaluation. Authoritative resources on co-occurring disorders:
What's Included
Our Dual Diagnosis Program Features
Integrated Care
One team treats your addiction and mental health together — not in separate silos.
Psychiatric Oversight
On-staff psychiatrists and psychologists assess and manage co-occurring conditions.
Evidence-Based Therapy
CBT, DBT, and EMDR for trauma, tailored to your diagnosis.
Medication Management
Careful psychiatric medication management alongside recovery.
Trauma-Informed
Care designed around the trauma that so often underlies addiction.
Full Continuum
Mental health support across detox, residential, and outpatient care.
FAQs
Dual Diagnosis Questions, Answered
A dual diagnosis, or co-occurring disorder, is when someone has both a substance use disorder and a mental health condition — such as depression, anxiety, or PTSD — at the same time. Treating both together is essential for lasting recovery.
Because they fuel each other. Treating only one often leads to relapse. Integrated care coordinates therapy, medication, and support so both conditions improve together.
Our team is equipped for co-occurring conditions including depression, anxiety disorders, trauma and PTSD, bipolar and mood disorders, and ADHD. We only treat what we can properly assess and manage, and will refer out when a higher level of psychiatric care is needed.
Yes. When appropriate, our on-staff psychiatrists provide medication management as part of an integrated treatment plan, alongside therapy and — where indicated — medication-assisted treatment for the addiction.
Most PPO plans cover dual-diagnosis care as part of addiction treatment. We’ll verify your benefits in 15–30 minutes at no cost.