Dual diagnosis rehabs are programs which deliver rehabilitation to handle both addiction and mental health issues simultaneously. Dual diagnosis is an extremely common situation for people involved with drug and alcohol abuse, as people who have mental health issues frequently medicate themselves with alcohol and drugs to to feel some kind of temporary respite from their disorder. Within a dual diagnosis rehab, rehab counselors can help men and women through a comprehensive rehabilitation plan all targeted at restoring and stabilizing mental, physical and emotional health as well as dealing with alcohol and drug abuse problems. Offering a safe and secure setting is vital to ensure that dual diagnosis clients can feel at ease and remain undistracted from circumstances that could compromise their program and advancement. Rehabilitation counselors will work to identify environmental issues in the client's life including negative people in their lives or other things which have to be addressed in order for the individual to stay mentally stable and abstinen t whenever they leave dual diagnosis rehab. Dual diagnosis clients also benefit from behavioral rehab which helps them develop more effective coping mechanisms so that they are able to better deal with life situations more proficiently after they depart dual diagnosis rehab as opposed to returning to drugs and alcohol as an inferior solution.