Dual diagnosis rehabs are programs which provide rehabilitation to address both addiction and mental health issues concurrently. Dual diagnosis is a very prevalent circumstance for folks involved with drug and alcohol abuse, as individuals with mental health problems often self medicate with drugs and alcohol to experience some type of short-term respite from their disorder. In a dual diagnosis rehab, treatment counselors will help men and women using a detailed treatment plan all directed at restoring and replenishing mental, emotional and physical health as well as dealing with alcohol and drug abuse problems. Providing a safe and secure environment is essential to ensure dual diagnosis clients can be at ease and remain undistracted from circumstances that may cut across their treatment plan and progress. Rehab counselors will continue to work to identify environmental factors in the client's life including negative people in their lives or other things that need to be addressed in order for the person to stay mentally healthy and abstinen t when they leave dual diagnosis rehab. Dual diagnosis clients also reap the benefits of behavioral rehabilitation which will help them develop far better coping methods so that they are able to better handle life circumstances better when they leave dual diagnosis rehab as opposed to turning to drugs as an inferior option.