Alcohol Abuse

February 24, 2020

Researchers tested the effects of ketamine combined with motivational enhancement therapy in adults drinking 5 alcoholic beverages per day.

August 19, 2019

An interplay between genetic and early environmental factors contributes to the development of substance abuse.

July 03, 2019

The fallout from burnout: alcohol dependence, binge eating, sleep disorders, and general ill health.

February 21, 2019

"He'll just have to hit bottom." That bit of outdated advice can be terrifying. How do clinicians trying to help the person with an addiction who refuses to set foot in our office render assistance?

April 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.

September 28, 2017

Which sleep parameters are increased in alcohol use disorders? Take the quiz and learn more.

August 02, 2017

This article reviews current literature on insomnia and alcohol use disorders and highlights assessment and treatment of sleep disorders in patients with comorbid alcohol abuse.

July 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.

January 27, 2017

Vivek Murthy, MD presented for the first time a report by a Surgeon General focused solely on addiction and its consequences.

June 17, 2016

Does this patient have decision making capacity to refuse a blood transfusion that will likely save his life? You are the ethics consultant, and the decision is yours.