Dual diagnosis rehabs are programs which provide rehabilitation to deal with both mental health and addiction issues at the same time. Dual diagnosis is an extremely common circumstance for individuals involved in substance abuse, as those that have mental health issues often medicate themselves with alcohol and drugs to to feel some sort of short-term relief from their disorder. Inside a dual diagnosis rehab, rehabilitation counselors can help people through a detailed rehabilitation plan all aimed at restoring and replenishing mental, emotional and physical health as well as addressing alcohol and drug abuse issues. Offering a secure environment is essential to ensure dual diagnosis clients can be comfortable and remain free from distraction from things that may compromise their program and advancement. Rehab counselors will continue to work to identify environmental issues in the client's life such as negative people in their lives or any other things which need to be addressed in order for the person to be mentally healthy and abstinen t whenever they depart dual diagnosis rehab. Dual diagnosis clients also reap the benefits of behavioral rehab which will help them develop far better coping methods so that they are able to better handle life situations more proficiently if they depart dual diagnosis rehab rather than turning to drugs and alcohol as an inferior answer.