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Battling Mental Health & Alcoholism

Mental health and alcoholism go hand-in-hand. Many alcoholics began drinking in order to relieve the symptoms of mental illness. Conversely, alcoholism itself can lead to mental illness through a deterioration of coping mechanisms, healthy life choices, and alcoholu2019s chemical effects.<br><br>Treatment that ignores the connection between mental health and alcoholism is often ineffectual and can even mask the real issues. As became clear for Patti, antidepressants and other mental health medications can be harmful when used in conjunction with alcohol. Therapy does not have the desired effects if the individual is dishonest about their alcoholism and uses alcohol rather than the techniques offered by the therapist.<br>

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Battling Mental Health & Alcoholism

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  1. BATTLING MENTAL HEALTH & ALCOHOLISM THEGOODENCENTER

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  3. MENTALHEALTHAND ALCOHOLISM Treatmentthat ignoresthe connection betweenmental healthand alcoholismisoften ineffectualandcan evenmaskthereal issues. Patti’sstoryisfar fromunique. Mentalhealthand alcoholismgo hand-in-hand. Manyalcoholics begandrinkingin ordertorelievethe symptomsof mentalillness. Ontheotherhand, recoveryfrom alcoholismwillnot lastwithout treatingco- occurringmental illnesses. Itwill simplyleavethe individualwithout thedamaging

  4. TREATING MENTAL HEALTHAND ALCOHOLISM Pattilearnedthat treatinghermental illnessinisolation couldneverbefully effective. Whileit helpedhersurvivefor manyyears, she sabotaged relationships, caused physicalharmtoher body, andnumbed outmuchofwhat wasgoingoninher andherfamily’slives. Thisisthecaseformostpeople sufferingfromco-occurringmental illnessesandalcoholism. Iftheyonly treattheiralcoholism, theyarelikely torelapse. Iftheyonlytreatthe mentalillness, muchofthework willbeundonebytheircontinued alcoholabuse.

  5. MUTUALLY EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS Ontheotherhand, certaintreatmentsare effectivefortreatingboth mentalillnessand alcoholismatthesame time. Mindfulnessisone poignantexample. Coursesthatuse mindfulness, suchas mindfulness-basedstress- reduction (MBSR) and dialecticalbehavior therapy (DBT), havebeen proveneffectiveat treatingarangeofmental illnesses. Atthesame time, theprincipleson whichtheyarebased havelongbeenusedas essentialfactorsof addictionrecovery. Oneofthefundamental principlestaughtinrecovery centersisthatonecannot focusonworkingwiththe entiretyoftheirlifetime. Rather, onecansucceedby focusingonthepresent moment.

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