Patients suffering from a substance abuse disorder know that the physical consequences of the addiction are rarely the only issue. In many cases, these patients also develop mental health disorders. In others, mental health disorders may have caused the addiction to begin with. Either way, treating one without considering the other can lead to a […]

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Unfortunately, mental health disorders are not uncommon. In the United States alone, nearly one in five adults have a mental health condition at any given time. In 2020, this equated to almost 53 million adults. Additionally, more than one in four with mental health disorders also experience a co-occurring substance use problem. The prevalence of […]

More often than not, mental health disorders – and the associated distressing symptoms they can cause – develop from unresolved trauma. Contrary to what some people may believe, the effects of childhood trauma tend to linger well throughout our lives.  There are several reasons for this, but ultimately, trauma during childhood causes adolescents to develop […]