Addiction Disorder Treatment

Services provided for Addictions are:

1. ASSESSMENT:

Psychological assessments-

2. TREAMENT BY MEDICATION

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 craving.
Sometimes, antidepressant medications and sedatives (benzodiazepines) are added in 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 medication without the help of a doctor.

3. TREATMENT BY COUNSELING/ PSYCHOTHERAPY

There are different types of therapy available which are chosen as per the patient’s symptoms.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) – methods to learn to identify and modify thought patterns accompanying relapses.
Motivation Enhancement Therapy- structured means of identifying ambivalence and motivating for abstinence by challenging contradictory thoughts and behaviors.
Interpersonal therapy (IPT) – centers on resolving interpersonal problems and aiding recovery.
Family Therapy – generating awareness and promoting supportive environment at home to facilitate recovery.
Psychodynamic Therapy – focused on revealing unconscious content of client’s psyche to alleviate psychic tension.