Casa Palmera: Conditions We Treat
Casa Palmera provides expert, measurement-based care for:
• Substance use disorders
• Mental health disorders
• Co-occurring conditions
Mental health and substance use disorders are both complex conditions. They can cause you to feel isolated, lonely and misunderstood. When they’re combined as co-occurring conditions, the situation can feel hopeless.
It isn’t. As complex and alarming as addiction and mental health disorders are, these conditions are treatable…and they respond well to treatment. At Casa Palmera, our programs use measurement-based care to provide highly personalized and effective treatment.
What Is Substance Use Disorder?
Substance use disorder (SUD) is a complex disease that involves the repeated use of drugs despite the problems it causes. Continuing to use cannabis despite being fired for showing up to work high, or continuing to drink despite multiple DUIs, are just a few of the ways SUDs affect people.
This happens because drugs cause physical changes in the brain, affecting a person’s mental health. Drugs work by causing the nervous system to release dopamine, a powerful neurotransmitter used in the body’s reward system. Eventually, this causes the body to believe it needs drugs to function normally, which drives people to continue using drugs despite the problems they cause.
What Are Co-Occurring Disorders?
Co-occurring disorders, sometimes called dual diagnosis, happen when a mental disorder accompanies a substance use disorder. One doesn’t necessarily cause the other. A person can self-medicate for a condition like depression; substance abuse can cause mental disorders in some cases.
Some common mental disorders that accompany addiction include:
Mood Disorders
These disorders affect the mood and include bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder.
Anxiety Disorder
Panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder cause people to feel extremely anxious and worried, often without good reason.
Trauma Disorders
Resulting from enduring a traumatic event, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the most well-known trauma disorder.
Personality Disorders
Disorders like borderline personality disorder strongly affect how a person sees themselves, others, and their world.
Co-occurring disorders can be very complex. As isolating as they can feel, they’re also surprisingly common – the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) estimates 21.5 million Americans have this
combination of disorders.
The good news is that co-occurring disorders are treatable. With years of successfully treating addiction and co-occurring disorders, we’ll help you safely explore the roots of your conditions and treat them effectively, helping you live the life you truly deserve.
What Are Mental Health Disorders?
Mental health disorders are made of a variety of conditions that impact the way a person feels, thinks and sees themselves and the world around them. Like other chronic conditions, these treatable disorders have physical and mental symptoms.
Mental health disorders include:
Mood Disorders
These disorders affect the mood and include bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder.
Anxiety Disorder
Panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder cause people to feel extremely anxious and worried, often without good reason.
Trauma Disorders
Resulting from enduring a traumatic event, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the most well-known trauma disorder.
Personality Disorders
Disorders like borderline personality disorder strongly affect how a person sees themselves, others, and their world.
Left untreated, mental health disorders can be genuinely devastating. Their symptoms can make daily tasks feel like an uphill battle to complete. Worse, mental disorders can send a person to addictive substances for relief…and even cause them to harm themselves.
There isn’t a “cure” for mental health disorders. However, like other chronic conditions, the symptoms of mental disorders can be carefully managed, allowing you to live a happy, fulfilling life.
You’re Not Alone. If You’re Struggling, Reach Out Now
The conditions we treat often feel hopeless. Worse, mental health disorders and addiction can be deadly if they’re left untreated due to self-harm, overdose, and other risks.
But that doesn’t have to be your story. With the right help, we’ll help you manage your condition (or conditions), and you can live a life where you’re in charge. At the end of the day, you deserve your best possible life, no matter what level of care you need. Casa Palmera will help you get there.
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