Integrated treatment for co-occurring addiction and mental health disorders. When substance use and mental health conditions exist together, they must be treated together.
Specialized dual diagnosis team. Vital Health accepts Ohio Medicaid, Medicare, and most commercial plans. Coverage depends on the specific plan and service. Verify insurance before services begin.
If you have struggled with addiction and also experience depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder, or another mental health condition, you are not alone. Research shows that 50-60% of people with substance use disorders also have a co-occurring mental health condition. This is not a coincidence — these conditions are deeply interconnected.
Mental health conditions often drive substance use. People drink to numb depression, use opioids to escape emotional pain, take stimulants to manage ADHD, or use benzodiazepines to control anxiety. At the same time, chronic substance use changes brain chemistry in ways that trigger or worsen mental health symptoms. This creates a vicious cycle that is nearly impossible to break by treating only one condition.
At Vital Health, we specialize in integrated dual diagnosis treatment. Our team includes addiction counselors, psychiatric providers, and therapists who work together to address both conditions simultaneously. This is not two separate treatment plans running in parallel — it is one coordinated approach that recognizes how your conditions interact and treats the whole person.
The most common dual diagnosis. Alcohol and opioid use frequently co-occur with major depression. Integrated treatment with antidepressants and addiction therapy.
Alcohol, benzodiazepines, and cannabis are commonly used to self-medicate anxiety. Treatment focuses on non-addictive anxiety management and addiction recovery.
Up to 50% of people with PTSD also have substance use disorders. EMDR and trauma-focused therapy combined with addiction treatment.
Over 50% of people with bipolar disorder develop substance use disorders. Mood stabilization and addiction treatment work together.
Adults with untreated ADHD are significantly more likely to develop substance use disorders. Non-stimulant ADHD treatment combined with addiction recovery.
Borderline and antisocial personality disorders frequently co-occur with addiction. DBT-based treatment addresses both emotional dysregulation and substance use.
Full psychiatric evaluation and addiction assessment to identify all co-occurring conditions, their severity, and how they interact. This informs a unified treatment plan.
Psychiatric medication management for mental health symptoms alongside MAT for addiction when appropriate. Our providers specialize in prescribing for dual diagnosis patients.
Individual and group therapy that addresses both conditions simultaneously. CBT, DBT, EMDR, and motivational interviewing adapted for dual diagnosis.
Your psychiatrist, therapist, addiction counselor, and peer specialist communicate daily. One unified treatment plan — not two separate plans running in parallel.
Step-down through levels of care (PHP → IOP → Outpatient) with ongoing medication management, peer support, and relapse prevention planning for both conditions.
You do not have to choose between treating your mental health and your addiction. At Vital Health, we treat both — together — for lasting recovery.