Dual diagnosis rehabs are facilities which deliver rehab to deal with both mental health and addiction issues concurrently. Dual diagnosis is an extremely prevalent situation for folks involved with drug abuse, as people who have mental health issues often self medicate with drugs and alcohol to to feel some form of short-term relief from their disorder. Within a dual diagnosis rehab, rehab counselors can help people through a detailed rehab plan all targeted at restoring and stabilizing mental, physical and emotional health as well as addressing drug abuse issues. Providing a safe setting is essential to ensure that dual diagnosis clients can feel at ease and remain undistracted from circumstances that could cut across their program and advancement. Rehab counselors will continue to work to identify environmental issues in the client's life such as negative relationships or other things which should be addressed in order for the person to be mentally healthy and sober t whenever they leave dual diagnosis rehab. Dual diagnosis clients also reap the benefits of behavioral rehab which helps them develop more effective coping mechanisms so they are able to better handle life circumstances better when they depart dual diagnosis rehab as opposed to returning to alcohol and drugs as an inferior solution.