Toranfield's Dual Diagnosis treatment approach
As a fully integrated dual diagnosis facility we are able offer clients a treatment plan that addresses all the issues they may be dealing with in addition to the addiction disorder or compulsive behaviour.
Developing an individualized treatment plan for clients is challenging and requires great care. Issues with drugs and alcohol and compulsive behaviours often include psychiatric symptoms such as depression, anxiety or bi-polar disorder, so it is essential to differentiate between substance induced and pre-existing mental illness when treating clients.
At Toranfield our bi-weekly multi-disciplinary case management meetings for each client allow us to:
 | Directly address any underlying trauma and psychological issues contributing to addictive behaviour |
| Develop treatment plans for psychological issues such as depression, anxiety and bi-polar disorder as they co-occur with addiction |
| Provide continually evolving treatment plans based on the real-time developing needs of each client |
| Offer client access to full range of medical, psychiatric and counselling services as part of the extended continuum of care beyond residential treatment |
Dynamic Care Plan
Our treatment plan is monitored throughout the residential and extended care periods by a multi-disciplinary team and continually adapted to cater for the developing needs the clients experience as they progress through our programme.
What is Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment?
"..any mechanism by which appropriately matched interventions for both mental health and substance abuse issues are combined in the context of a clinical relationship with a multi-disciplinary team, so that the client and family experiences the intervention as a person-centred or family centred integrated experience, rather than as disjointed or disconnected series of interventions."
Dual Diagnosis is the integrated process of simultaneously treating both the addictive behaviour and any underlying psychological root sources that contribute to addictive behaviour.
By utilizing our dynamic care plan combined with an integrated dual diagnosis capability we are able to distinguish psychiatric symptoms that are a result of substance abuse from those that are a result of a co-occurring psychiatric disorder and then adapt a care plan accordingly.
Personally devised rehab programmes
At Toranfield House we assess each case and develop an individualised plan specific to our client’s unique needs. On average, treatment will take the form of a 28 day residential programme, in other cases this programme extends upto 90 days.
Treatment is intensive. Sessions include lectures, one-to-one counselling, group therapy, written exercises, psychiatric treatment, nutrition education, life skills training and complementary therapies such as; music, art, gardening, yoga, massage, Pilates, and acupuncture. All programmes are led by senior accredited addiction counsellors. The programme operates 7 days per week.
Ongoing care
Our one-year extended care programme, addresses the needs of our clients in the various stages of their post residential treatment recovery process. Extended care addresses issues such as relapse prevention, mental health, family care and nutrition. We are happy to co-ordinate and continue to work with each client’s own doctors, and therapists, as this allows for continuity of care and enhances the addiction recovery process.