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[quote=Anonymous]PP with previous experience of Caron, which claims dual diagnosis expertise.  Definitely not! And the reason I cannot un-recommend Caron enough.  So many of these places say they do dual diagnosis but their real belief is that the MH problems are caused by the addictive substance, so if they get the person off that they have solved the MH problem.  But many fall into addiction because of a pre-existing MH problem, and that is not going to magically disappear once the person is no longer abusing. (Though of course use of addictive substances often greatly worsens the MH problems.)

A definite caveat emptor here.  People are routinely taken off SSRIs and other MH meds precipitously once they enter into rehab.  Could anything be worse? It is elementary these drugs must be tapered off.  Also, at most dual diagnosis rehabs, the person is lucky to get individual therapy once a week, even at the really pricey celebrity rehabs.  Do not believe what they say on their websites, over the phone, or in their marketing materials about addressing MH problems.  Get a commitment in writing as to how much individual therapy will actually be provided, as well as what the qualifications of the "therapist" will be.  Many times the little individual therapy provided is done by recovered addicts with little training.[/quote]

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