Dual Diagnosis Treatment Program
A dual diagnosis treatment program is one that treats substance abuse, as well as psychiatric issues, which often are associated with chemical addiction. The Miramar Recovery addiction treatment and dual diagnosis treatment program is the premier dual diagnosis program in the industry, today!
Some of the more common dual issues include depression, anxiety, bi-polar syndrome, attention deficit-hyperactivity, eating disorders and compulsive behaviors, PTSD, among others.
Treatment Team
Miramar clients are treated by the most highly trained and experienced dual diagnosis treatment program clinical team found anywhere. We provide a comprehensive addiction and dual diagnosis program, employing a clinical team of highly trained, educated, and experienced professional psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, and others, who are expert in dual diagnosis program treatment.
Diagnosis and Assessment
Upon admission to our dual diagnosis treatment program, our clients undergo a series of assessments and evaluations, including a medical history and physical, a psychiatric evaluation by our consulting psychiatrist, and a psych-social evaluation by one of our psychologists or other trained therapists. The results of these evaluations determine the course of treatment, including detoxification, if necessary, medication management, and subsequent primary care treatment.
Primary Care Treatment
Our clients attend a minimum of three to four individual therapy sessions every week while they are in our dual diagnosis treatment program. These sessions are vital to help uncover the client’s underlying, unresolved issues that typically drive the addictive behavior.
Along with individual treatment, our clients participate in daily small group therapy sessions. These sessions are also critical in a dual diagnosis programs to further the client’s therapy.
We also have a registered dietitian, who assesses each client’s nutritional status, which is often deficient in addicts. The dietitian and continues to monitor the client’s eating habits via follow-up sessions throughout the treatment period, to insure that all of our clients practice proper nutritional habits while they with us and hopefully, thereafter.
Additional adjunctive dual diagnosis treatment providers, including a massage therapist, acupuncturist and activities therapist, also aid in the healing process of clients dual issues.
Through these and many other therapeutic modalities, our dual diagnosis treatment program is among the finest found anywhere.