Bio-Psycho-Social Assesment: How it Helps Patients

Drug addictions start for a variety of reasons. Some people begin taking drugs due to stress or depression. Others might feel peer pressure to try a drug. Still others might begin a slow descent into drug addiction because of pain and pain medications. Although the end result is all the same, it is important to identify and understand the reason behind these addictions.

When deciding the best treatment plan to use to help a recovering drug addict, it’s important to understand why they became addicted in the first place. It’s also important to understand the triggers that can cause a relapse. By knowing these important factors, Yellowstone Recovery can help create an individual treatment plan that is more likely to work.

One way that Yellowstone Recovery does this is by using a bio-psycho-social assessment. Continue reading the following infographic in order to understand more about this assessment, as well as how it can help patients recovering from drug addiction.