Addiction: A Family Disease

When addiction enters a family, it never affects just one person. Like a stone dropped in water, its ripples touch everyone, changing relationships, roles, and the very structure of family life. This is why a family systems approach to intervention isn’t just helpful—it’s essential for lasting recovery.

“Recovery is not an individual disease. I’m sorry, addiction is not an individual disease. It affects every member of the family.”

Furthermore, as a dual-licensed therapist (LMFT, LMHC) with extensive treatment center experience progressing from primary therapist to clinical director, I approach interventions through a family systems lens, recognizing that treating only the person with substance use disorder addresses just one part of a complex, interconnected system.

For Families: Download my Family’s Guide to Understanding Professional Interventions to learn how family systems thinking can transform your approach to your loved one’s addiction.

Understanding the Addicted Family System

Family systems theory views the family as an emotional unit where members are intensely connected. In families affected by addiction, the entire system gradually adapts to accommodate the substance use.

“The way I conceptualize interventions is based on the addicted family system—everyone around the impaired person is kind of playing a role in that system.”

These adaptations include:

Role Shifts: Family members take on specific roles:

• The Enabler: Makes excuses and shields from consequences
• The Hero: Tries to make the family look good
• The Scapegoat: Acts out to draw attention away
• The Lost Child: Withdraws and becomes invisible
• The Mascot: Uses humor to deflect tension

Communication Changes:

• Open discussion becomes limited
• Secrets develop around the addiction
• “Don’t talk, don’t trust, don’t feel” becomes normal
• Everyone “walks on eggshells”

Emotional Reorganization:

• Family’s emotional life revolves around managing addiction
• Everyone’s mood depends on whether the person is using
• Crisis becomes the new normal
• Celebrations revolve around substance use patterns

Here’s the critical insight: These adaptations happen gradually, and families often don’t recognize how much they’ve changed. This is why intervention focused only on the individual often fails.

Why Traditional Approaches Fall Short

Unfortunately, traditional intervention models focused solely on getting the impaired person into treatment often fail because they don’t address the family system changes that developed around the addiction.

Unsustainable Change

When only the individual receives treatment while the family system remains unchanged, old patterns quickly pull the person back into addiction.

Unaddressed Trauma

Family members have their own trauma and coping mechanisms that need healing.

Continued Enabling

Without guidance, families often continue behaviors that unintentionally support addiction.

Resistance Reinforcement

Family dynamics can actually strengthen the person’s resistance to change.

“What we would want to do with the intervention is give that person help. But to do that, you’d have to affect systemic change—change the way everybody operates around the use or behavior to promote overall system health.”

The missing piece: Everyone in the family needs recovery, not just the person using substances.

For Professionals: If you have clients who would benefit from a family systems approach to intervention, I welcome professional consultation to discuss specific cases and family dynamics assessment.

The Family Systems Approach Difference

A family systems-oriented intervention treats the entire family as the client, recognizing that:

• Everyone needs healing – Each member has been affected
• Patterns perpetuate problems – Family interactions can maintain addiction
• Change anywhere creates change everywhere – System adjustments affect the whole
• Recovery is a family journey – Sustainable recovery involves everyone

Key Elements:

Comprehensive Assessment

Beyond substance use, we examine family history and multigenerational patterns, current roles and relationships, communication styles and boundaries, previous attempts at change

Systemic Preparation

All family members receive education on understanding addiction as a brain disease, recognizing their roles in the family system, learning new communication skills, identifying enabling behaviors, preparing to change regardless of the person’s choice

Systemic Intervention Design

Create safe emotional environment for honest communication, allow each member to express concerns and love, present treatment options including family involvement, set clear, united boundaries regardless of outcome, introduce concept of family recovery

Whole-Family Recovery Plan

Whether or not treatment is accepted: specific support resources for each member, new communication guidelines, clear boundaries and consequences, family sessions during treatment when possible, post-treatment reintegration planning

The Power of Systems Change

The most powerful aspect of a family systems approach is that it creates change regardless of whether the impaired person initially accepts help:

“I tell families, the minute we intervene on your loved one, everything is going to change. They may not go to treatment that day, but systemic change will happen because the family system is taking action regardless.”

What Happens When Systems Change:

1. Enabling Stops
Natural consequences return

2. Reality Becomes Clearer
True impact becomes apparent

3. Leverage Increases
United family stance motivates change

4. Healing Begins
Family recovers from trauma and codependency

5. Sustainable Environment Develops
Healthier system supports recovery

Success Stories: The Systems Difference

Traditional Approach:

The Jones family intervened on their son after a DUI. He went to 30-day treatment while the family waited at home. Upon return, nothing had changed—mom still checked his room, dad avoided conflict, tensions remained. He relapsed within weeks.

Family Systems Approach:

The Smith family worked with a dual-licensed therapist after their daughter’s third overdose. During preparation, parents recognized enabling patterns, siblings acknowledged resentment, all committed to recovery work. She initially refused treatment, but the family maintained new boundaries. Three weeks later, experiencing natural consequences without family rescue, she called asking for help. Today, the entire family continues recovery work together.

The difference: Family systems approach created lasting change for everyone, not just crisis management.

The Research Support

Evidence consistently supports family involvement in addiction treatment:

• 73% improved outcomes with systems-focused intervention
• Higher completion rates with family therapy involvement
• 50% reduced relapse rates when family issues are addressed

Studies show:

• Treatment outcomes improve significantly when families participate
• Family therapy correlates with higher completion rates
• Relapse rates decrease when family issues are addressed
• Family recovery reduces addiction risk in future generations

For Treatment Professionals: Implementation Guidelines

When considering intervention referrals, look for providers who:

Assessment Criteria

• Evaluate entire family system, not just individual
• Understand multigenerational addiction patterns
• Assess family roles and communication styles
• Plan for whole-family recovery

Clinical Qualifications

• Licensed in family therapy (LMFT particularly valuable)
• Experienced in family systems theory
• Trained in addiction and family dynamics
• Competent in group and family facilitation

Begin Your Family’s Healing Journey

Whether your loved one is ready for help or not, your family can begin healing now. A family systems approach offers hope for everyone affected by addiction.

“The family is the one really asking for help for them and for themselves. The families around the addict—they’re the ones suffering.”

What Family Systems Recovery Looks Like:

1. Immediate
Stop enabling, set boundaries, begin support groups, learn healthy communication

2. Medium-term
Process grief and trauma, rebuild trust, develop new traditions, create accountability

3. Long-term
Sustain healthy dynamics, support ongoing recovery, prevent future addiction patterns, thrive as individuals and family

Taking Action:

For Families: Download my comprehensive Family’s Guide to Understanding Professional Interventions for specific strategies on implementing healthy boundaries and beginning your recovery journey.

For Professionals: If you have clients who would benefit from a family systems approach, contact me directly to discuss specific cases and determine appropriate intervention strategies.

For Everyone: If you’re ready to explore family systems intervention, I offer confidential consultations to assess your family’s specific needs.

Schedule Your Confidential Consultation

Family-focused • Evidence-based • Compassionate guidance for everyone affected by addiction

About David Gulden: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), with extensive treatment center experience progressing from primary therapist to clinical director. Specializing in family systems approaches to intervention, recognizing that recovery is a family journey, not an individual endeavor.

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When You’ve Tried Everything

As a family member watching someone you love struggle with addiction or mental health issues, you’ve likely experienced a roller coaster of emotions—hope when things seem better, despair when they deteriorate, and constant worry about what might happen next.

You’ve probably tried everything you know how to do: heartfelt conversations, setting boundaries, maybe even ultimatums. But how do you know when it’s time to seek professional intervention help?

“And so if you have someone in your life that you’re close to and you don’t know what to do because of their drug or alcohol use, or behavioral mental health issues—I think the question is: what would I be willing to do to save this person’s life?”

If you’re feeling overwhelmed and uncertain about next steps, you’re not alone. Here are five clear signs that indicate your loved one may need professional intervention.

Free Resource: If you recognize any of these signs, I’ve created a comprehensive Family’s Guide to Understanding Professional Interventions that provides detailed guidance on each warning sign and what to do next.

Sign #1: Dangerous or Life-Threatening Behavior Continues Despite Consequences

When substance use or mental health issues progress to a point where your loved one is regularly engaging in behaviors that put themselves or others at risk, professional intervention becomes urgent.

These behaviors might include:

• Driving while intoxicated
• Combining substances in dangerous ways
• Experiencing overdoses or blackouts
• Engaging in risky sexual behaviors
• Becoming violent or expressing suicidal thoughts

“We’re talking about an intervention, meaning you know there’s a problem, you know there’s a solution to that problem, which is going to be treatment, but you have no idea how to get your loved one there. That’s when you would be thinking about potentially contacting an interventionist and/or a treatment center.”

What makes this particularly concerning:

The natural consequences of these behaviors—legal troubles, health problems, relationship damage—aren’t enough to motivate change. Your loved one may minimize these events, blame others, or simply return to the same patterns shortly after a crisis passes.

This is a medical emergency, not a moral failing. When someone’s brain is affected by addiction, they literally cannot consistently make decisions in their own best interest.

Sign #2: The Family System Has Adapted to Accommodate the Addiction

One of the most reliable indicators that professional intervention is needed is when the entire family has reorganized itself around the addiction.

You might notice:

• Family members have specific roles in relation to the addiction (enabler, rescuer, scapegoat)
• Predictable cycles of crisis and calm have become normalized
• Family celebrations and traditions have been altered or abandoned
• Conversations regularly center around the person’s behavior
• Other family members’ needs are consistently placed on hold

“The way that I kind of conceptualize interventions and psychotherapy in the substance use disorder and mental health field is based on a concept called the addicted family system—say you have an impaired person using drugs and alcohol. Well, everyone around that person is kind of playing a role in that system.”

Why this matters:

This adaptation happens gradually, and families often don’t realize how much they’ve changed to accommodate the addiction. A professional interventionist can help the family recognize these patterns and begin the process of healthy change—whether or not your loved one initially accepts help.

Important insight: You don’t have to wait for your loved one to want help before you start changing these patterns.

Sign #3: Multiple Attempts to Get Help Have Failed

If your loved one has tried treatment before—perhaps outpatient counseling, a brief detox stay, or even inpatient rehabilitation—but returned to substance use afterward, this pattern indicates that a more structured approach is needed.

Failed treatment attempts can happen for many reasons:

• The wrong level of care was provided
• Underlying mental health issues weren’t addressed
• The person wasn’t ready for change
• Family patterns remained unchanged
• There was inadequate aftercare planning

“When I talk about changing the narrative, I’m trying to identify all those maladaptive behaviors in the system and how do we just stop doing that in a way that’s safe but also doesn’t contribute to anything other than recovery.”

What this means for your family:

A professional interventionist can assess these previous attempts, identify what went wrong, and help create a more comprehensive plan that addresses the specific needs of your loved one and your family.

Hope reminder: Previous treatment attempts weren’t failures—they were learning experiences that provide valuable information for creating a better plan.

Download the complete Family’s Guide to Understanding Professional Interventions for detailed information on how to evaluate previous treatment attempts and what questions to ask when selecting appropriate care.

Sign #4: Your Loved One Shows Signs of Compromised Decision-Making

Addiction and some mental health conditions affect the brain’s decision-making capacity. This isn’t about willpower—it’s about neurobiology.

You might notice that your loved one:

• Makes impulsive decisions with significant negative consequences
• Cannot follow through on stated intentions to cut back or stop using
• Expresses desire for help when in crisis but refuses it when offered
• Shows dramatic personality changes when using substances
• Seems unable to recognize the connection between substance use and life problems

“And that’s the addicted family system—you have an impaired person using drugs and alcohol. Well, everyone around that person is kind of playing a role in that system. And what we would want to do with the intervention is give that person help.”

The science behind this:

These signs indicate that your loved one’s brain is affected by their substance use to the point where they cannot consistently make decisions in their own best interest. Professional intervention becomes necessary because you can’t reason someone out of a condition that is impairing their ability to reason.

This is why love alone isn’t enough—the brain needs time to heal before clear decision-making returns.

Sign #5: You Feel Increasingly Hopeless, Frightened, or Exhausted

Sometimes the clearest sign that professional intervention is needed comes from your own emotional experience. Pay attention if you find yourself:

Experiencing these feelings:

• Lying awake at night worrying about what might happen
• Feeling a sense of dread when your loved one calls or texts
• Experiencing anxiety or panic about their safety
• Feeling emotionally and physically exhausted by the situation
• Beginning to believe that the situation will never improve

“And if you really look at the numbers of drug and alcohol related deaths, it’s far more. I mean, people are dying every day from substance use disorders, and they’re not seeking help. So, you know, I’m a huge advocate for family recovery and for getting someone into treatment.”

Why your emotional state matters:

The toll of living with addiction in the family is real, and these feelings are often reliable indicators that the situation has progressed beyond what you can manage without professional help.

Your wellbeing matters too. Taking care of yourself isn’t selfish—it’s necessary for everyone’s recovery.

What Professional Intervention Offers

A professional intervention provides several key elements that family-only approaches typically lack:

Objective Leadership
An experienced guide who isn’t emotionally entangled in the situation

Clinical Expertise
Understanding of addiction, mental health, and family systems

Structured Process
A clear framework rather than an emotional confrontation

Treatment Navigation
Help finding and accessing the right level of care

Family Support
Guidance for the entire family system, not just the individual

“If you really have an impaired person, there are going to be times where they’re incapable of wanting to get better. And what I say is you don’t have to want to get sober or clean or enter recovery, but after you’re there for a while and your brain starts to heal and you start to develop coping skills and things, then you have to want to stay clean and sober or healthy.”

Self-Assessment: How Many Signs Do You Recognize?

Take a moment to honestly assess your situation:

☐ Sign #1: Dangerous behavior continues despite consequences
☐ Sign #2: Family has adapted to accommodate the addiction
☐ Sign #3: Multiple treatment attempts have failed
☐ Sign #4: Decision-making appears compromised
☐ Sign #5: You feel hopeless, frightened, or exhausted

If you checked 1-2 signs:
Your situation may benefit from professional guidance, even if intervention isn’t immediately necessary.

If you checked 3-4 signs:
Professional intervention should be seriously considered. The situation has likely progressed beyond family management.

If you checked all 5 signs:
Professional intervention is urgently needed. This level of severity requires immediate professional guidance.

Taking the Next Step

Reaching out for help doesn’t mean you’ve failed or that you don’t love your family member enough to handle things on your own. It means you love them enough to seek the specialized help they need.

If you recognize these signs in your situation, a professional intervention may provide the structured, caring approach needed to break through denial and resistance. The decision to seek help is an act of courage and love—potentially the most important step you’ll take on your family’s journey to healing.

What Happens Next?

When you’re ready to explore professional intervention:

1. Confidential Consultation
Discuss your specific situation without obligation

2. Assessment
Professional evaluation of your loved one’s needs

3. Family Preparation
Education and planning for the intervention process

4. Intervention Planning
Customized approach based on your family’s dynamics

5. Ongoing Support
Guidance for your family regardless of the outcome

Ready to Talk About Your Options?

If you recognize these signs in your situation and are ready to explore your options, I offer confidential consultations to discuss your specific circumstances. During this conversation, we can determine whether professional intervention might help your loved one and your family.

Schedule Your Confidential Consultation

No pressure. Complete confidentiality. Compassionate guidance when you need it most.

Additional Crisis Resources

If you’re in immediate crisis:

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988
• Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
• SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357

Remember: You don’t have to face this alone. Help is available, and recovery is possible.

About David Gulden: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), with extensive treatment center experience progressing from primary therapist to clinical director. Specializing in family systems approaches to intervention, bringing clinical expertise to support families in crisis.

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Though children and adults can have this disorder, it is more likely to find bipolar disorder in late teens and early adults, especially if the disorder runs in one’s family. This disorder usually lasts a lifetime. Because of this, it is essential to notice the signs of bipolar disorder and develop a treatment plan in order to cope with symptoms. 

Defining Bipolar Disorder

There are three types of bipolar disorder: bipolar I disorder, bipolar II disorder, and cyclothymic disorder. Those with bipolar disorder experience mood swings – known as manic and depressive episodes – that change behavior, energy levels, and activity levels. While symptoms of each type of bipolar disorder are similar, those with bipolar II disorder and cyclothymic disorder experience less-intense symptoms of mania, known as hypomanic episodes.

Bipolar I Disorder

Bipolar I disorder involves at least seven-day-long manic episodes followed by two weeks of depression. Mixed episodes, when depression and mania overlap during the same time, can also occur. In bipolar I disorder, episodes of mania can often lead to hospitalization depending on how severe the level of mania is. 

Bipolar II Disorder

Bipolar II disorder mainly involves depressive episodes followed by hypomania. Hypomania is a less severe version of mania present in bipolar I disorder.

Cyclothymic Disorder

The third type of bipolar disorder is cyclothymic disorder, involving hypomania and depressive symptoms. However, these symptoms are not drastic enough to be considered manic and depressive “episodes.”

Being Aware of the Signs

Though bipolar disorder is associated with mood swings, there are separate and corresponding symptoms or signs for both manic and depressive episodes. Some signs associated with mania are irritability, wavering sleep habits, quick speech or movements (often jumpiness), and an over-inflated sense of self. 

When this period of mania subsides, followed by a depressive episode, behaviors alter and may include an increase in anxiety or sadness, trouble with concentration or focus, trouble completing tasks, and having a much slower take on the day. While these are not all of the signs associated with each episode, it is essential to be aware of them.

These symptoms often go unnoticed by the individual, who may not recognize these symptoms as part of a disorder. If you notice a friend or loved one going through these episode experiences, it is wise to help them seek or recommend treatment. Especially with young adults, encouraging them to seek treatment of some kind early on will help them long-term in their mental health journey and in their lives.

Treatment for Bipolar Disorder

Treatments for bipolar disorder are lifelong. Bipolar disorder treatment most often includes prescribed medication alongside psychotherapy to manage symptoms and improve mental health long-term. Other treatment options may also include natural products and individual practices to ease anxieties or moods. However, these practices are most effective when implemented alongside medications or therapy.

Medications

The most common medications used to treat bipolar disorder include mood stabilizers and antipsychotics. However, medications always have the possibility of surfacing side effects such as nausea, sleepiness, or dizziness. When taking medication for bipolar disorder, it is imperative to consult with a medical professional who can monitor side effects. 

Psychotherapy

The most recommended form of psychotherapy used to treat bipolar disorder is cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). CBT encourages individuals to change their thinking patterns to help them change their behavior. 

Other types of psychotherapy used to treat bipolar disorder include: 

• Interpersonal and social therapy
• Psycho-education
• Chronotherapy

Seeking an Intervention for Those Struggling With Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar disorder commonly goes undiagnosed or misdiagnosed in young adults. When someone is experiencing a depressive episode, they are more likely to seek help than when they are experiencing a manic episode. This often leads to the misdiagnosis of depression. Others may write off the symptoms of bipolar disorder as normal “mood swings.” When this happens, people can go undiagnosed for years. 

With misdiagnosed and undiagnosed bipolar disorder, individuals will continue to struggle. Bipolar disorder can affect every area of a person’s life, from daily life to social relationships and work. When you notice a loved one is struggling, seeking help as soon as possible is imperative. 

An intervention can help bring awareness to a person’s behaviors. With the help of a professional interventionist, you can help your loved one seek an accurate diagnosis and treatment. The goal of an intervention is to help your loved one live the life they deserve.

Intervention With A New Hope Recovery

At A New Hope Recovery, we implement our four-step intervention process to help those struggling with mental health disorders, including bipolar disorder. We can help assess the situation, plan and implement the intervention, and get your loved one to treatment safely.

When young adults struggle with bipolar disorder, it can affect their entire lives. A New Hope Recovery can help you plan an intervention that can save your loved one’s life. Through our four-step intervention process, those struggling with bipolar disorder can find the treatment they deserve. Using evidence-based motivational techniques and a family-systems-oriented approach, we want to help your loved one become willing to accept treatment and find recovery. We also offer case management and counseling services to ensure you, your loved one, and your family has everything they need to heal. To learn more about our services and how we can help those struggling with bipolar disorder, call A New Hope Recovery today at (407) 501-8490.

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Many people with undiagnosed bipolar disorder self-medicate to reduce their symptoms, not knowing they have bipolar disorder. The practice of self-medication can quickly lead someone down the road of addiction. Those struggling with bipolar disorder and addiction often need professional treatment. 

What Is Bipolar Disorder?

According to the National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH), bipolar disorder “[I]s a mental illness that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, concentration, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.” Bipolar disorder typically presents itself in a person’s late teen years or early adult years. 

Treatments for bipolar disorder are lifelong. They often include a prescribed treatment plan alongside guidance to manage symptoms and improve mental health long-term. 

There are three types of bipolar disorder: bipolar I disorder, bipolar II disorder, and cyclothymic disorder.

Bipolar I Disorder

People with bipolar I disorder experience at least week-long manic episodes followed by roughly two weeks of depression. It is also possible for manic periods to occur during this two-week period. If this cycle occurs four or more times a year, it is considered rapid cycling.

Bipolar II Disorder

Those with bipolar II disorder also go through this cycle of episodes. However, those with bipolar II disorder do not experience manic episodes. Instead, they experience hypomanic episodes. This is because hypomania experienced in bipolar II disorder is less severe than mania experienced in bipolar I disorder.

Cyclothymic Disorder

Another form of bipolar disorder is cyclothymic disorder or cyclothymia. This disorder includes hypomanic and depressive symptoms. However, the symptoms are not severe enough or do not last long enough to qualify as episodes.

Unspecified Bipolar Disorder

There are symptoms of bipolar disorder, however, that do not fit the descriptions listed above. These can be part of unspecified bipolar or external disorders. 

Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder

Symptoms of mania in bipolar disorder can include:

• Very positive, high feelings and emotions
• Easily irritated or touchy
• Feeling jumpy or more active than normal
• Decreased need for sleep or an inability to sleep
• Feeling one can complete many tasks or activities simultaneously without getting tired
• Fast speech, talking quickly, or jumbled speech
• Racing thoughts, which are also affiliated with the quickness of speech
• Increased appetite, sex drive, drinking, or other pleasurable activities
• Increased feelings of importance, talent, or power 

Those with bipolar II disorder or cyclothymic disorder typically experience these symptoms to a lesser degree. 

Symptoms of depressive episodes often include:

• Feelings of sadness or anxiety
• Noticing oneself move or complete activities in the day slower
• Restlessness and trouble falling asleep and waking up
• Excessive sleep
• Slower speech, forgetfulness, or trouble finding what to say
• Trouble with concentration or decision-making
• Feeling unable to complete simple tasks
• Lack of interest in activities
• Feelings of hopelessness or worthlessness
• Thoughts of death or suicide

These symptoms and episodes can also occur at the same time, known as mixed feature episodes. For instance, feelings of hopelessness residing with depressive episodes may also be paired with feelings of power from manic episodes.

Often these symptoms go unnoticed as many people who experience bipolar disorder symptoms recognize their feelings as something random that will eventually subside. It is also common for the individual to not recognize these symptoms as a disorder, although those around them can notice changes in their behaviors. Due to this mindset, many individuals with bipolar disorder go undiagnosed, leading to increased risk of addiction.

Undiagnosed Bipolar Disorder and Addiction

When dealing with severe mood swings, many undiagnosed individuals find themselves coping with substances. Alcohol is primarily a substance found to be used in people with undiagnosed bipolar disorder. Their goal with self-medicating is to ease their mood swings and overwhelming feelings. However, this creates co-occurring issues: mental health issues as well as addiction.

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), “[B]ipolar disorder and substance misuse can be viewed as overlapping disorders of the systems in the brain that regulate impulsivity, motivation, and the feeling of reward.” They estimate that roughly 30-50% of people with bipolar disorder will develop substance use disorder (SUD). 

Finding Treatment Through Intervention

It can be frightening for individuals not to know why their behavior is constantly changing and not knowing why substance use feels necessary for them. If these experiences are prevalent or bipolar symptoms are present, intervention can help your loved ones find a diagnosis and treatment. 

With an intervention, a treatment plan is created. Co-occurring disorders can be dealt with simultaneously, providing support for both mental health and addiction.

Both mood disorders – such as bipolar disorder – and relapse prevention can be implemented in treatment plans. When treatment is over, an after-care support system is also created where professionals and registered faculty specifically focus on relapse prevention.

Here at A New Hope Recovery, we can help find treatment for both mental health disorders and addiction. Our intervention program and treatment plans help patients and their families navigate their recovery journey. We provide support from our faculty and encourage individuals to have a support group of their own, ideally loved ones like family members or friends. With an intense support system and willingness, our patients develop a new sense of understanding. At A New Hope Recovery, we prioritize the patient in regard to achieving their lifelong goals, not just guiding them through recovery. We support them after their treatment plan, implementing a relapse prevention service. Call us at (407) 501-8490 to learn more about our services.

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