Mental health disorders and substance use disorders often occur simultaneously. That is to say that a person suffering from a mental health disorder can also suffer from substance use disorder simultaneously. The term given to this situation is dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorders. It is easy to...

Most people acknowledge disorders such as bipolar disorder, depression, and PTSD are concerning mental health conditions. However, substance abuse is often helped separately, despite being a chronic mental health condition like the others mentioned above. A substance abuse disorder often occurs alon...