If you have a co-occurring mental health condition such as depression or anxiety, an experienced doctor will diagnose and treat you accordingly. Any condition you are found to be suffering from is treated as an individual illness and is treated simultaneously.
If you have previously been diagnosed with a mental health condition, you must tell the addiction nurses about them during the initial assessment. Sometimes, people are unaware of underlying mental health issues until they are diagnosed during the initial evaluation.
If any co-occurring disorders have been identified, treating them will be a significant contributing factor in ongoing healing processes. (4)