Dual Diagnosis Treatment and Eating Disorders
If you ask someone about dual diagnosis treatment they will tell you to find a drug rehab center that can treat a mental health problem and drug addiction. In the true sense of the word that is what dual diagnosis is, but some people like to expand the definition just a bit.
Some professionals define dual diagnosis to mean an eating disorder and drug problem. It is not unusual to find many peolle suffering from drug addiction or alcohol abuse to turn to or away from food as a means of dealing with feelings. While this is not within the scope of definition, we are talkiing about two distinct disorders; drug addiction and an eating disorder.
