Alaska Dual Diagnosis Rehab Centers

Of Alaska’s nearly 700,000 residents, close to 24,000 adults are living with serious mental illness. Unfortunately, Alaska’s public mental health system provides services to only 38 percent of adults who live with serious mental illnesses in the state. Additionally, rates for psychological distress, including major depressive episodes, are generally higher than the rest of the country, according to SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration).

In Alaska, 12 percent of adults aged 18 or older have received a diagnosis of anxiety in their lifetime and 17.4 percent have received a diagnosis of depression; 13.2 percent of women report postpartum depressive symptoms; 2.4 percent of all adults in Alaska are under serious psychological distress, according to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

Mental illness is not limited to anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia. In nursing homes nationwide, 18.7 percent of those aged 65 to 74 years and 23.5 percent of those aged 85 years or older are diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer’s. Many of these individuals do not receive adequate treatment. Untreated mental illness is all too common – and can have deadly consequences.

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Mental Illness & Addiction: Sobriety Starts by Treating Both Conditions

Mental illness and addiction frequently go hand-in-hand; if a loved one is diagnosed with a mental illness as well as an addiction, this is known as “dual-diagnosis”. The relationship between mental illness and addiction is complex and treating these two conditions together is often more difficult than simply treating one or the other. Individuals with mental illness, such as depression or anxiety, may turn to drugs and alcohol as a form of self-medication. Addiction withdrawal symptoms can also worsen the underlying mental health condition. For example, an individual who is struggling with depression may become suicidal after drinking too much alcohol, or a person who suffers from anxiety may experience an increase in panic attacks during heroin withdrawal.

The interaction of drugs and alcohol can also cause individuals with no former history of mental illness to experience an onset of symptoms for the very first time. This is known as “substance induced psychosis”. For example, an individual may become paranoid after using marijuana or other drugs. Multiple scientific studies have shown that psychiatric treatments are more effective in people who are not actively abusing drugs and alcohol. Consequently, medically supervised detox is the first treatment step. Once detox is complete, then treatment can begin to address the co-occurring mental illness.

Cities In Alaska With Dual Diagnosis Rehab Programs

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