Co-Occurring Disorders

What Are Co-Occurring Disorders?

Addiction is often a manifestation of other mental health or mood disorder issues like anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, attention deficit disorder or an eating disorder. Co-occurring disorders, sometimes called dual diagnosis, refers to combined mental health and substance use disorders. According to 2014 reports, 7.9 million people in America suffer from co-occurring disorders, struggling to balance drug or alcohol use and a mental disorder.