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Characteristics of Co-Occurring Disorder Clientele

MENTAL ILL	CHEMICAL ADDICTION
Confused	Confused
Out Of Touch	Out Of Touch
Isolation	Isolation
Feeling Different	Feeling Different
Low Self Concept	Low Self Concept
Low Esteem	Low Esteem
Shame	Shame
Guilt	Guilt

Denial and/or Resistance is used by the patient for protection of their ego system (self concept/self esteem). It is essential that this remain intact until the patient is ready to address needed change. If this is stripped away prematurely there is a strong probability of further psychiatric decompensation.

Approaches to Recovery

Traditional Mental Health	12-Step	Traditional Addiction
Not Confrontational	Supportive	Confrontation
Accepting	Not-Confrontational	Break of Denial
Supportive	Open to all	Stripping Defenses
Understanding	Desire to Stop Drinking	Removal of Self
Not Threatening	Equal Tx for all	Control
Guiding	Guiding/Suggestions	Leading/Directive
Empowerment	Accepting	Hitting Bottom
	Empowerment	Intense
	Attraction rather than	Labeling (I am an .....)
	Promotion
	Socialization Skills
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