Dual Diagnosis Addiction Treatment for Women

Dual Diagnosis is a medical term that explains why many women today will self medicate or utilize other forms of addiction to feel better. These symptoms can be difficult if not impossible to identify in the beginning of the recovery process. However, once the woman has an opportunity to safely remove the drugs/alcohol from her system, further assessments can be made by our clinical staff to uncover underlying issues that may have precipitated the need and use of drug abuse, alcoholism, sex, or eating disorders to self medicate.

Dual diagnosis is also used to describe a co-occuring condition in which a woman is simultaneously diagnosed with conditions that may be treated though drug therapy, counseling, or a combination of the two include (but are not limited to) Major Depressive Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Love Addiction, Eating Disorders, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Delusional Disorder, and Schizophrenia.

At Balboa Horizons, we have discovered through successfully treating many women, that most women do in fact suffer from dual diagnosis, co-occuring disorders such at depression, alcoholism, bi-polar and eating disorders. The first step in the recovery process is to stabilize and remove the addictions for the woman in a safe, loving and controlled environment so that counseling and therapy can commence. Utilizing non-judgmental evaluations made with love, acceptance and support; assist us in determining and diagnosing the underlying issues that cause the addiction and/or resulting trauma.

Balboa Horizons success in recovery for women is attributed to our in depth understanding and treatment model as it relates specifically to women experiencing co-occuring/dual diagnosis disorders. Please call us today for immediate assistance.