Is It Possible to Not Have a Separate Mental Health Diagnosis?
Question by Scott: Is it possible to not have a separate mental health diagnosis?
…Is it possible to not have a separate mental health diagnosis – when one has experienced sexual abuse as a child and serious substance use issues as an adult? Isn’t it certain that the individual would have a separate mental health issue (not just a diagnosis of substance induced mood disorder, ect.)? NOTE: This question is not about me. Please, serious, informed answers only. Thanks everyone.
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Answer by Sassy S
Yes it is possible. The reason is many of the symptoms associated with substance use, and the long term usage of it can relate to other mental health issues. The line that distinguishes this is actually the presence of substance abuse. Meaning, until that is resolved and some of the issues related to it are taken care of a second diagnosis is generally avoided. This is due to medication control. It is not good to over medicate, also additional problems come from using multiple medications as they often conflict and the side effects can be more detrimental to the individual than positive. To show you the other side, if a person had the same issues as the one you are inquiring about but did not have substance abuse presently or a long term history of it, the diagnosis would be much different. Take a look on the Internet at mental health issues associated with addicts you will get a large scope of information detailing behaviors and disorders and will see clearly what I mean.
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