Dual Diagnosis Treatment services which are intended to treat mental disorders, such as depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, and obsessive compulsive disorder.
The goal of an alcohol detox is to help the patient obtain an alcohol free condition. Medical Assisted Detox is supposed to help alleviate the physical symptoms of withdrawal.
Mental illness and substance abuse are often related, and the person with the mental disorder may start using drugs in an attempt to self medicate.