Depression and Addiction: The Connection and GeneSight's Role

There is often a strong connection between addiction and mental illness: depression and anxiety may be the root causes of behavioral and substance addictions--and vice versa.

Underlying mental health conditions should be treated for patients suffering from addiction disorders to improve overall mental health. Yet, patients may not be willing to disclose their mental health or addiction concerns due to stigma. Not addressing a patient’s underlying depression may lead them to spiral even further out of control.

This GeneSight Cares webinar seeks to educate and inform clinicians that using the GeneSight test as a tool to help with the treatment of depression and anxiety in concurrence with an addiction disorder may lead to better outcomes.

Our goal is for attendees of this webinar to learn:
• Tactics to identify underlying depression and signs of addiction disorder
• When to use the GeneSight test once depression is identified
• Where the GeneSight test can be used to improve patient outcomes