Depression and Addiction Treatment at Banyan Heartland

When a person suffers from drug or alcohol addiction and a depressive disorder, this is known as a dual diagnosis. There are many moments when people experience periods of anger, frustration and sadness, but there is a difference between this and clinical depression.

When symptoms of depression last over a minimum of a two week period, and start to interfere with normal life this is when the depressive state can be an issue. Clinical depression interferes with normal life by interfering with work goals, functioning in society, and personal relationships.

Some obvious signs of depression include:

• Feeling of hopelessness
• Loss of energy
• Oversleeping
• Loss of appetite
• Crying constantly
• Restlessness
• Insomnia
• Suicidal attempts or thoughts
• Irritability
• Isolation
• Ignoring family and friends
• Anxiety
• Rapid weight loss or gain

For those who suffer from a clinical depressive disorder, self medication can be done in order to fill the gaps that depression brings. People have many different vices to fill the feeling of emptiness that depression brings, some of these vices include gambling, sex, and alcohol/drug abuse to name a few. When substance addiction and abuse begins to take over and debilitate one’s life, this can turn quickly into a matter of life or death for the user.

Banyan Treatment Center Dual Diagnosis Treatment

A depressive disorder and addiction treatment plan comes with intense therapy sessions including individual and group settings, education on both the depressive disorder and disease of addiction, family support groups, relapse prevention and so much more.

Banyan Treatment Center’s goals for our dual diagnosis recovery plan is to help patients under their disorder and addiction. We also encourage our patients that recovery is possible and motivate them to make positive changes in their lives in order to be a productive member of society. At Banyan, we want to support our patients during their recovery journey and always encourage their continuous growth. We feel the more supported our patients feel, the more courage they will have to continue in their battle against addiction.