Addiction Treatment for Youth and Its Impact onMental Illness

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Addiction and Mental IllnessThis qualitative case study examined the impact thattreatment for substance dependency had on symptoms ofmental illness in adolescents. Ten graduates of theAlberta Adolescent Recovery Center (AARC) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada were interviewed. The most commonsymptoms reported by participants were depression andanxiety. The participants described how symptoms wereimpacted at significant milestones in treatment suchas returning to their family home or returning toschool. They also described what was helpful aboutthe nature of their treatment plans and what was mostdifficult for them. While the structure of the treatment program remainedthe same for all participants, variations intreatment plans were evident as participants withpsychotic disorders described the psychiatric carethat was incorporated into their treatment. The datasuggested adolescents with comorbid disorders requirea more integrated treatment approach that includesboth psychiatric intervention and treatment forsubstance dependency.