Essentials of Addiction Medicine: A Comprehensive Resource for Healthcare Professionals

Derived from the definitive work “Principles of Addiction Medicine, 6th Edition” by ASAM, this companion resource is ideal for residents, fellows, and practitioners in psychiatry, as well as addiction medicine specialists and other healthcare workers who provide care to patients with substance use disorders.

A Streamlined and Authoritative Guide

The Essentials volume provides concise, easy-to-navigate information on everything from the pharmacology of addiction through diagnosis, assessment, and early intervention. This authoritative resource presents the collective wisdom of hundreds of esteemed authorities on the art and science of addiction medicine, including the physical, emotional, and mental health effects of substance misuse.

Key Features and Benefits

• Key points, review questions, and suggested readings to help maximize understanding and retention of essential concepts
• Covers the various forms of addiction management, treatment of individual patient populations, management of intoxication and withdrawal, pharmacologic and behavioral interventions, recovery programs, medical disorders and complications, co-occurring addiction and psychiatric disorders, pain and addiction, children and adolescents, and ethical, legal, and liability issues
• Serves as a day-to-day clinical resource as well as a review tool for those preparing for addiction medicine and addiction psychiatry certification exams
• Follows the format of the larger text, with each chapter in Essentials providing a summary of the corresponding chapter in Principles

Product Details

Published by LWW, 3rd edition (March 20, 2019)

Language: English

Format: Paperback, 736 pages

ISBN-10: 1975107950

ISBN-13: 978-1975107956

By Dr. Timothy Koehler Brennan MD MPH and Abigail Herron, this comprehensive resource is an invaluable tool for healthcare professionals seeking to provide effective care for patients with substance use disorders.