Addiction Disorder Treatment

Addiction Disorder Treatment

Addiction Disorder Treatment

Services provided for Addiction Disorder Treatment are:

1. ASSESSMENT:

Psychological assessments-

  • Addiction Severity Index(ASI)
  • Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI)
  • Alcohol Use Disorders And Associated Disabilities Interview Schedule(AUDASIS)
  • Personality testing

2. TREATMENT BY MEDICATION For Addiction Disorder Treatment

  • Medication is used in both detoxification and deaddiction phases of treatment.
  • They help improve the way your brain uses certain chemicals that control withdrawal symptoms and cravings.
  • Sometimes, antidepressant medications and sedatives (benzodiazepines) are added in the initial phases to control the symptoms quickly.
  • Medication duration depends on multiple factors like total duration of symptom use, genetic loading, coexisting depression or anxiety etc and is hence best decided by the treating doctor.
  • Do not stop taking the medication without the help of a doctor.

3. TREATMENT BY COUNSELING/ PSYCHOTHERAPY

There are different types of therapy available At Delhi Mind Clinic that are:

Chosen as per the patient’s symptoms.

  • Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) – Methods to learn to identify and modify thought patterns accompanying relapses.
  • Motivation Enhancement Therapy- Structured means of identifying ambivalence and motivating abstinence by challenging contradictory thoughts and behaviours.
  • Interpersonal therapy (IPT) – centres on resolving interpersonal problems and aiding recovery.
  • Family Therapy – Generating awareness and promoting a supportive environment at home to facilitate recovery.
  • Psychodynamic Therapy – Focused on revealing the unconscious content of the client’s psyche to alleviate psychic tension.