Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Use Disorders and Mental Illness

Medication Assisted Treatment or Pharmacotherapy as it’s sometimes called, is a form of treatment for substance abuse addiction and mental illness that incorporates a pharmacological component. When combined with complementary psychotherapies, treatment for substance abuse has shown to be much more effective than with only one or the other used alone. Research indicates when treating […]

Hybrid Addiction Treatment Program

Oak Forest Recovery offers a unique hybrid addiction recovery program. The term “hybrid” is defined as something created by combining two different elements. In the field of addiction and mental health treatment, hybrid shows up in several different places. A dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder is a condition where a person exhibits both a mental […]