Welcome to Advance Psychiatry & Addiction Specialist Living with a mental illness or a substance abuse disorder can be a burden, but with proper diagnose and effective treatment these impairments can be controlled, life restored, and social and occupational functioning repaired. Did you know Mental Illness and Addictions are among the most difficult conditions to treat, the most under-recognized, and by far the least well understood medical conditions in existence? At any given time fully 25% of Americans suffer from a mood disorder like Major Depression, Or Bipolar Disorder, and the incidence of illness like Alcoholism, or Opiate Dependence is soaring.