Co-occurring disorders
Dual diagnosis treatment
Addiction rarely shows up alone. Depression, anxiety, trauma, and other mental health conditions often drive substance use, and substance use makes them worse. We treat both at the same time, with the same team.
Inside dual diagnosis care
Every client is screened for mental health conditions at admission, and a psychiatric provider completes a full evaluation within your first days. If a co-occurring condition is present, it becomes part of your treatment plan, not a separate referral.
Your therapist, psychiatrist, and nursing team meet weekly to review your progress. Medication, therapy, and recovery skills are coordinated so they support each other.
Conditions we treat
- Depression and persistent low mood
- Generalized anxiety and panic disorder
- PTSD and trauma-related symptoms
- Bipolar disorder
- ADHD
- Grief, insomnia, and emotional dysregulation
How integrated care helps
- One coordinated plan instead of competing ones
- Psychiatric evaluation and medication on site
- Therapies chosen for your specific diagnosis
- Fewer relapses driven by untreated symptoms
- Clear answers about what you’re dealing with
- Continuity with a psychiatrist after discharge
Typical length
Integrated into every level of care
Dual diagnosis care is available in detox, residential, and outpatient programs. Psychiatric follow-up continues for as long as you need it.
Call now for program availability
Talk with admissions about treatment options and bed availability, or send us your insurance details and we’ll check your coverage.
Recovery story
Finally treating what was underneath
Jordan had been through two rehabs before coming to us. Both helped him stop drinking for a while, and both missed the panic attacks that started every relapse.
Our psychiatrist diagnosed panic disorder in his first week. With the right medication and skills from DBT, the attacks became manageable, and so did the cravings.
For ten years I thought I was just a drinker. It turns out I was treating anxiety the only way I knew how.
How dual diagnosis care works
Screening on arrival
Every client completes mental health screening as part of intake, so nothing is assumed or overlooked.
Psychiatric evaluation
A psychiatric provider meets with you within the first days to clarify diagnoses and discuss options, including medication.
An integrated plan
Your therapist and psychiatrist build one plan that addresses substance use and mental health together.
Ongoing adjustment
Your team reviews what is working every week and arranges psychiatric follow-up for after you leave.
Why treating both at once matters
When only the addiction is treated, untreated anxiety, depression, or trauma symptoms often return in the first weeks home, and with them the urge to use. When only the mental health condition is treated, substance use can undo the progress.
Our clinical team is trained in both. Therapies like CBT, DBT, and EMDR-informed trauma work are matched to your diagnosis, and medications are chosen with your recovery in mind.
Questions about dual diagnosis
Don’t see your question? Admissions can answer it in a quick, confidential call.
(714) 497-3120What is a dual diagnosis?
A dual diagnosis, also called co-occurring disorders, means a person has both a substance use disorder and a mental health condition, such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, or bipolar disorder.
Will I be put on medication?
Only if it will help, and only with your agreement. Our psychiatric provider will explain the options, including non-medication approaches, and you’ll decide together.
Do you treat severe mental illness?
We treat many co-occurring conditions in a residential and outpatient setting. If someone needs inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, we help coordinate that care first.
Is dual diagnosis treatment covered by insurance?
Most insurance plans cover both mental health and substance use treatment. We’ll verify your benefits and explain them before you arrive.
Related programs
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Insurance can cover most of the cost of rehab
We work with most major PPO and POS plans, including employer and marketplace coverage. Verification is free, confidential, and usually takes less than an hour.
Verify your insurancePlans we commonly work with
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Cigna
- Health Net
- UnitedHealthcare
- Optum
- Magellan Health
- Beacon Health Options
- Humana
- MHN
- TRICARE
Coverage depends on your specific plan and medical necessity. Plan names are trademarks of their owners and do not imply endorsement.
Three ways to get started
However you reach out, you’ll talk with someone who understands addiction and treats your call with complete confidentiality.
Call us
Ask about detox, treatment, cost, or anything else. Admissions answers every call, day or night.
(714) 497-3120We’ll call you
Leave your details and an admissions specialist will call you back, usually within 15 minutes.
Check your insurance
Find out what your plan covers before you decide anything. It’s free and won’t affect your policy.
Verify insuranceWhat clients and families say
Recovery looks different for everyone. These are a few of the people who trusted us with theirs.
Evening IOP let me keep my business running while I got sober. The group became the most honest part of my week.
We came in together and left together, sober. The couples sessions saved our marriage as much as our health.
Admissions handled my insurance, picked me up from the airport, and had a bed ready that night. All I had to do was call.