Clarity Way Addiction Treatment Center Welcomes Dr. Jonathan Beatty as Staff Psychiatrist
Jonathan Beatty, MD, joins Clarity Way addiction treatment center as its staff psychiatrist.
Dual Diagnosis
4 Musts in Treating Dual Diagnosis
As the adult daughter of a mother with mental illness, it falls to me to keep doctors and sometimes even law enforcement apprised of my mother’s history and tendencies. She has been involuntarily committed into psychiatric treatment by police on at least four occasions, and has more than once been arrested as a result of …
Drug Interactions and Bipolar Disorder: Why Drug Use is Dangerous Under Treatment
Successful treatment of bipolar disorder largely depends upon finding the right combination of medication and therapy and adhering to it. Bipolar disorder is comorbid with drug abuse, meaning that people with a history of active bipolar disorder are at higher risk than the general population. This is partly a function of the disorder’s manic phases, …
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Substance Abuse Problems Can Masquerade As Other Psychiatric Disorders
Getting an accurate diagnosis can be complicated, and even elusive, when substance use is involved. The effects of substance use can masquerade as other mental health issues and psychiatric disorders. For this reason, many substance users who seek treatment will be misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed at some point. This is often a frustrating process. It’s not …
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