Psychiatry for Addiction Physician (2020)

Psychiatry for Addiction Physician (2020) is organized by California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM).,,Course Opens: 12/04/2020,Course Expires: 12/04/2023,,Intended Audience:,• Physicians practicing addiction medicine who want a deeper understanding of psychiatric issues relating to substance use disorder.,• Clinicians working with patients with co-occurring addiction and other psychiatric disorders.,,Description:,This virtual workshop, part of the 2020 State of the Art Conference, will address psychiatric diagnosis and treatment interventions relevant to non-psychiatric addiction medicine providers. Among the topics to be covered are approaches to treating anxiety, depression, psychosis, and personality disorders in patients with active substance use. Clinical approaches to address depression and anxiety caused or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic will be covered.,,Learning objectives,• Understand alternative assessment and treatment approaches for individuals with co-occurring substance use disorder and unipolar depression, bipolar disorder, psychosis, anxiety disorders, and ADHD,• Implement fundamental psychopharmacology heuristics for individuals with co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders,• Develop an understanding of brief psychotherapeutic and behavioral interventions that naturally lend themselves to integration into a medical model