Many people who struggle with chemical dependency began using when they just felt that they weren’t able to keep it together without the drug. Sometimes these individuals have been ‘self-medicating’ in order to cope with an emotional or psychiatric illness, such as anxiety, depression, or bi-polar disorder. Dual-Diagnosis occurs when a person is affected by chemical dependency and an emotional or psychiatric illness. Providence Recovery Center works with many psychologists and psychiatrists in order to diagnose and treat individuals with these Co-occurring conditions.