Online Communities for Drug Withdrawal: What Can We Learn?
Apr 18, 2018
In this age of chat rooms and social media, an ever-growing number of psychiatric patients use the internet to find their treatment community online.
Substance Use Disorder
Opioid Overdoses and Naloxone: What Everyone Needs to Know
Feb 2, 2018
More than 6 out of 10 deaths involve prescribed opioids. The authors address guidelines for who should (and who should not) receive a naloxone prescription.
New Diagnostic Codes for Substance Use Disorders and Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
Oct 12, 2017
Several updates to ICD-10-CM affect the diagnostic codes used by mental health practitioners. One important update involves the codes for substance use disorders. Details here.
Mini Quiz: Alcohol and Sleep
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Sep 28, 2017Which sleep parameters are increased in alcohol use disorders? Take the quiz and learn more.
Q&A: Clinical Challenges in Substance Use Disorders
Sep 17, 2017
What's the optimal strategy toward recovery from opioid use disorder? Which treatment for nicotine addiction has the most favorable adverse-effect profile?
8 Distinguishing Features of Primary Psychosis Versus Cannabis-Induced Psychosis
Aug 4, 2017
The authors compare the clinical features of idiopathic psychosis (eg, schizophrenia) with cannabis-induced psychosis.
Treatment for Cannabis Use Disorders: A Case Report
Aug 2, 2017
It is vital that psychiatrists are able to identify and characterize cannabis use disorders; provide education; and offer effective, evidence-based treatments. This article provides a brief overview of each of these topics.
ADHD and Substance Use: Current Evidence and Treatment Considerations
Aug 2, 2017
Because comorbid substance abuse is the rule rather than the exception in individuals with ADHD, accurate diagnosis, prognosis, and management of ADHD is challenging even for the most skilled practitioners.
E-Cigarettes, Vaping, and Other Electronic Nicotine Products: Harm Reduction Pathways or New Avenues for Addiction?
Aug 2, 2017
This article summarizes data on e-cigarettes, provides recommendations and resources to learn more, and emphasizes the evidence for treating tobacco (traditional cigarettes) addiction in people with mental illness.
New Insights on Substance Use Disorders
Jul 28, 2017
A clinical collection on addiction treatment, ADHD and SUDs, important drug indications, vaping, cannabis use, benzodiazepines, the perils of self-medicating and other topics relevant to practicing psychiatrists.