When a counselor or clinician identifies depression as a potential contributor to the patient’s addiction, the treatment process shifts. The term the industry uses for this shift is Dual Diagnosis Treatment. A Dual Diagnosis Treatment option will attempt to integrate a depression treatment program with Addiction Treatment. It’s the job of the depression treatment center to determine the extent and direction the depression influences the patient’s addictive behavior. Proper dual diagnosis treatment can help guide patients to recovery from both addiction and depression.