Fortunately, there are effective forms of treatment available. At Maple Heights Behavioral Health, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, we’re pleased to provide quality inpatient co-occurring addiction treatment for adults age 18 and older and seniors age 55 and older.
What Is Co-Occurring Addiction?
Co-occurring addiction refers to when someone struggles with a substance use disorder in addition to a mental health disorder. Sometimes, if a person has a mental health disorder, they turn to substances as a way to cope with their symptoms. Approximately 9.2 million adults in the U.S. struggle with a co-occurring substance use disorder, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Effective treatment for a mental health disorder involves a comprehensive approach that addresses any co-occurring addiction concerns. If you or someone you love has a co-occurring addiction, it’s important to seek professional help at a treatment center like Maple Heights Behavioral Health.
The Benefits of Co-Occurring Addiction Treatment
Getting addiction treatment can provide many physical, social, and emotional benefits, as well as give you the strategies and tools you may need to maintain recovery in the long term.
At a professional addiction treatment center, you can focus your full attention on the recovery process, avoiding many of the stressors and triggers that may be present in regular life. This experience can allow you to practice new skills and build your confidence in a safe, empowering setting.
During treatment, you can also receive support from compassionate professionals who may help you process difficult feelings and experiences and learn new ways of responding to challenges. You may also have the chance to interact with peers during treatment, which can help you realize you are not alone and that positive change is possible.
By taking steps to improve your health and achieve lasting recovery, you can also protect yourself against serious complications like overdose, physical illness, and the onset or worsening of other mental health conditions.
Therapies Used to Treat Co-Occurring Addictions
Typically, the most effective care for you will depend on your unique needs and goals. At Maple Heights Behavioral Health, we personalize each person’s treatment plan by completing a series of detailed assessments of their medical, behavioral health, and social histories.
Based on the results of these assessments, our treatment teams recommend the services and therapies they believe will work best for each patient. Their recommendations may include:
- Family therapy
- Recreational therapy groups
- Group therapy sessions on topics like life skills, medication education, and identifying triggers
- Medication management services
- Basic medical care
At Maple Heights Behavioral Health, our primary treatment modality is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). CBT is an evidence-based approach that can help you challenge negative thought patterns and develop positive coping strategies.
How to Select the Right Co-Occurring Addiction Treatment Center
Making the decision to seek treatment for an addiction can be life-changing. And as you consider various addiction treatment places, it can be helpful to keep a few key questions in mind, including:
- What are the addiction treatment center’s core beliefs and philosophies about recovery?
- Does the addiction treatment center offer the appropriate level or levels of care for you?
- Can you receive addiction treatment for the substances you have been using?
- Does the addiction treatment center help with aftercare planning?
- Does the treatment center provide care for any underlying or co-occurring disorders you might be struggling with?
- What kind of professionals typically provide care at the treatment center?
Why Choose Our Co-Occurring Addiction Treatment Center?
At Maple Heights Behavioral Health, we’re committed to providing clinically excellent care that fits the unique needs of the individual and their stage of life. We understand that behavioral health conditions can impact people in many different areas of their life. And we make sure to tailor our therapies and services to address a person’s holistic recovery needs.
We also understand that recovery from an addiction is a long-term endeavor. So we work hard to equip you with the foundational skills that can support your success. We help each patient devise a focused aftercare plan, which often includes recommendations for step-down outpatient therapy or structured outpatient services.
Our treatment center can support people who have a wide range of concerns, including addictions, mental health disorders, and dual diagnosis concerns. Our professionals, which include psychiatrists, social workers, registered nurses, behavioral health technicians, and recreational therapists, provide excellent care and help create an atmosphere of hope and encouragement.
Steps to Enter Our Co-Occurring Addiction Treatment Center
If you are interested in receiving care at our Fort Wayne, Indiana, hospital, you may contact our admissions specialists anytime, day or night, to learn more or begin the admissions process. We accept phone calls and walk-in visits from potential patients and referral sources.
The first key step of the admissions process is participating in an intake assessment. This assessment allows us to understand your presenting needs and identify the appropriate level of care for you. If you begin care at our treatment center, this initial assessment will also help our staff to create your individualized treatment plan.
Upon admission to our facility, we’ll provide you with additional in-depth information on the unit and program that you will be participating in. We’ll also provide follow-up assessments that can help us create a fuller picture of your specific needs, strengths, and goals for treatment.
If you are ready to discover whether our addiction treatment center may be right for you, we encourage you to contact our supportive staff today.
This content was written on behalf of and reviewed by the clinical staff at Maple Heights Behavioral Health.