Easy to read and use, Addiction Psychiatric Medicine: A Comprehensive Board Review provides a systematic and comprehensive review of all diseases and disorders frequently tested on addiction psychiatry and addiction medicine board examinations. This high-yield manual is divided into two sections: the first section contains short chapters covering important topics in addiction medicine and psychiatry, including alcohol, sedatives, opioids, tobacco, cannabis, and stimulants; the second section divides questions into three 50-question blocks to resemble the board exam format. This learning tool is essential for exam study in addiction psychiatry or addiction medicine and an excellent resource for interacting with patients with substance abuse disorders.General Principles of Addiction Medicine and Addiction Psychiatry
Neurobiology of addictions
Epidemiology of Addiction
History of Addiction
Diagnosis and Assessment of Addiction
Alcohol
Sedative
Opioids
Tobacco
Cannabis
Stimulants
Synthetic Drugs
Hallucinogens
Behavioral Addiction
Psychiatric Comorbidities
Medical Comorbidities
Pain and Addiction
Drug Testing
Special Population (Women, VA, LGBT, Adolescents)
Forensic Addictions and Ethics
Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Treating Substance Use Disorders
Prevention and Public Health
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