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The co-occurence of addiction with trauma-based mental health problems forms a toxic feedback loop, creating assessment and treatment challenges for consumers and their healthcare providers. Traditional separation of addiction and mental health treatment has contributed to a high level of recidivism among clients challenged by trauma and addiction problems. A new treatment model rooted in an understanding of trauma re-enactment, is described. ATRIUM integrates cognitive behavioral and relational treatment through an approach which stresses mind, body, and spiritual health.
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Miller, D. Addictions and Trauma Recovery: An Integrated Approach. Psychiatr Q 73, 157–170 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015011929171
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