The Handbook of Office-Based Buprenorphine Treatment of Opioid Dependence will serve as a reliable guide for the addition of buprenorphine treatment into existing psychiatric practices and other primary care settings. The potential to improve the lives of patients with the disease of opioid addiction is great, and this book offers concrete and practical advice for managing patients in an office-based setting. Distinguished practicing psychiatrists, internists, and other clinical experts and researchers contribute their expertise with buprenorphine to this volume. It covers the subject matter thoroughly from the history of opioid abuse and assessment criteria for potential patients to clinical management and psychiatric comorbidity. This handbook provides the tools and guidelines necessary to help providers cultivate a therapeutic environment for treating opioid addiction that minimizes problem behaviors and optimizes treatment outcomes. The logistical requirements for setting up a successful office-based treatment program are provided in detail. Case vignettes, charts, and tables make the subject matter easily accessible for readers ranging from students to well-established practitioners.

Handbook of Office-Based Buprenorphine Treatment of Opioid Dependence

Medical Books

Petros Levounis

John A. Renner

Medicine

Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc

Handbook of Motivation and Change: A Practical Guide for Clinicians is a busy clinician s guide to motivational interviewing. With a special focus on substance use disorders and addiction, this unique handbook equips readers with a full understanding of the Motivational Interviewing approach an understanding that readers can flexibly apply to address patients issues of motivation and change even beyond substance use. The handbook is written by more than 20 practitioners of different psychotherapies who employ motivational work. This volume features a collection of case studies punctuated by movie references that illustrate discussed concepts, practical suggestions for treatment and trainee supervision, and summary key points and multiple-choice questions for readers. Authors focus on interventions ranging from psychopharmacology to support groups, zero in on the unique challenges of treating patients at various stages of their lives, examine how motivational work can change a culture, and discuss the evidence base of this effective and compelling therapy. The practical reach of this handbook will appeal not only to the general psychiatrist but to family practitioners, internists, pediatricians, medical students, and allied professionals. More than a how-to, this book provides clinicians with expert insight and information that will help them meet their patients in the midst of the very real challenges of motivation and lasting change.

Handbook of Motivation and Change: A Practical Guide for Clinicians

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Bachaar Arnaout

Psychology & Counseling

American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

Even in today's more enlightened society, it takes courage for many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals to "come out of the closet" and embrace their sexual orientation and identity. Coming out, or facing internal and societal conflicts related to sexuality, involves a great deal of anxiety that can permeate other aspects of an LGBT individual's life--particularly when seeking psychiatric treatment. The goal of The LGBT Casebook is to help clinicians, trainees, and other mental health professionals address the mental health needs of LGBT people in the context of problems these individuals face in their everyday lives, including homophobia and discrimination.
 "The LGBT Casebook" begins with five chapters devoted to basic concerns that affect LGBT populations, including coming out, heterosexist attitudes, the "don't ask, don't tell" mentality, legal issues, gay parenting, and sexual identity in patient-therapist relationships. In the rest of the book, clinician-authors present case studies of 20 patients with different DSM diagnoses, illuminating the impact of LGBT identity and illustrating a way of working with each presented patient. Features and benefits of "The LGBT Casebook" include: - Insights into the unique problems LGBT people face in their everyday lives when compared with heterosexual individuals. - Problems that are common to all LGBT individuals, such as the anxiety of being in the closet (hiding one's identity) or coming out (embracing one's identity). - Practitioners with little experience in working with the LGBT population can gain a better understanding of psychiatric diagnoses within the context of an LGBT individual's everyday life. - The book can be read cover-to-cover to gain insights into the full diversity of the LGBT population, or by specific chapters of interest to help with the diagnosis of a patient currently in treatment. - A glossary at the back of the book defines both clinical and colloquial terms and phrases that clinicians and patients use to define themselves and their peers. 
While "The LGBT Casebook" is the ideal general overview and roadmap for the clinician new to treating LGBT patients, it also provides new pearls of wisdom and insights for psychiatrists, residents, medical students, nurses, and clinical social workers who are already familiar with working with the LGBT community. By introducing a diverse range of people, diagnoses, and presenting problems, it will serve as a valuable reference book for all mental health professionals when assessing and treating the mental health concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients.

The LGBT Casebook

Jack, Drescher

Mary E. Barber

American Psychiatric Publishing

The Addiction Casebook presents 12 patients with DSM-5 addiction diagnoses -- plus one experiencing problematic Internet use -- and illustrates practical and successful strategies for diagnosing and treating these patients. The book's cases are analogous to those that clinicians commonly encounter in their everyday practice and effectively demonstrate the intersection of addiction with other psychiatric diagnoses. The experience and clinical wisdom of three generations of addiction specialists are distilled into a single volume that includes the most salient ideas and treatment suggestions for clinicians. This informative, practical volume strikes a colloquial, and sometimes humorous, tone. General psychiatrists and psychiatric residents seeking to gain expertise in and an understanding of addiction will find it a delight to read, as will a diverse audience of family practitioners, internists, pediatricians, medical students, allied professionals, and anyone interested in sharpening her or his clinical skills.The book is the first to cover the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of substance use disorders and other addictions within the DSM-5(R) framework. Its many valuable and helpful features include - An outline of the progression in thinking about psychiatric diagnoses with the move from DSM-IV-TR(R) to DSM-5(R). - Descriptions of hands-on experience with the current diagnosis and treatment of substance use disorders and other addictions that complement substance abuse textbooks and bring the material to life. - Coverage of such subject areas as alcohol, caffeine, cannabis, hallucinogen, inhalant, opioid, sedative, hypnotic, anxiolytic, stimulant, tobacco, gambling, and Internet addictions. - Key points and multiple-answer questions at the end of each chapter that highlight the chapter's most pertinent takeaways and apply and strengthen readers' knowledge of chapter information.- Extensive use of tables, figures, charts, and other instructive materials to illuminate and clarify addiction concepts. In their preface, the authors assert their hope that the book "will provide the fundamental tools for working with the substance-using patient in the hospital, the clinic, and the community." The Addiction Casebook exceeds its goal by providing mental health and other medical practitioners with timely, current strategies for addiction diagnosis and treatment in a succinct, engaging, and entertaining volume.

The Addiction Casebook

M.D.

D.O.

Abigail J. Herron

Addiction & Recovery

Amer Psychiatric Pub

Mary Barber

American Psychiatric Pub

Designed to address recent developments in the quickly evolving field of motivating people to change behaviors and lead healthier lives, Motivational Interviewing for Clinical Practice provides busy clinicians with expert guidance for integrating motivational interviewing into their practice. Health professionals typically are trained in patient-centered interviewing, but motivational interviewing, which helps patients change their health behaviors, requires practice and focused attention on skill development. This book will prove especially helpful for clinicians who have an interest in behavior change but do not possess specialized training in addiction treatment. The study questions at the end of most chapters, accompanied by an answer guide, will help reinforce basic concepts and can be used for self-study and board or general review. Although motivational interviewing originated with addiction treatment, it is an effective tool for other patient populations, and the books straightforward, practical approach will appeal to nurse practitioners, family physicians, internists, pediatricians, counselors, social workers, and others interested in motivating their patients to become healthy and stay healthy. Together, the editors and authors have created a multidisciplinary book that is informative, practical, easy to read, and engaging. Motivational Interviewing for Clinical Practice will be an essential tool for clinicians seeking a better understanding of motivational work in the treatment of their patients.

Motivational Interviewing for Clinical Practice

Carla Marienfeld

As the epidemic of opioid misuse and overdose deaths grows in the United States, practical information on evidence-based treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) becomes increasingly important. This second edition of Office-Based Buprenorphine Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder offers just that: accessible and applicable guidance for anyone interested in learning more about prescribing buprenorphine. Bulleted clinical pearls at the end of each chapter, as well as specific clinical recommendations and detailed case discussions throughout the book, make it easier for readers to retain knowledge and integrate it into their practice. The guide also features sample documentation and scales, including a treatment contract and a patient consent, that can be used to model documents in practice. Among the updates in this new edition are chapters that address other pharmacotherapies useful in treating OUD, including methadone and naltrexone, as well as OUD treatment in the context of womens health and pregnancy. As an added bonus, this edition can also be used to complete the 8 hours of qualifying training required for the buprenorphine waiver. By a thorough reading of the material covered in the chapters of this book and successful completion of the posttest, physicians can meet the buprenorphine waiver training requirement.

Office-Based Buprenorphine Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

John A. Renner Jr.

Anna T. LaRose

Nature Therapy

Yonatan Kaplan

Ward Wisdom: 2024 Edition

Alexis Bocian-Reperowitz

Rijul Asri

Ryan Behmer Hansen

Keshav Holani

Ashish Murthy

Tasmima Tazin

Chaden Noureddine

Outskirts Press

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