Pharmacotherapy for Complex Substance Use Disorders

A Practical Guide

Thanh Thuy Truong, Thanh Thuy Truong, Benjamin Li, Daryl Shorter, Nidal Moukaddam, Thomas Kosten
American Psychiatric Association Publishing
386 pages
ISBN: 9781615374953
October 2023

In accessible, easily referenced chapters, dedicated mental health clinicians and primary care clinicians alike will find actionable information on the neurobiology of addiction, general approaches to taking a history, guidelines for making medical and psychiatric evaluations and forming a diagnosis, and discussion of the pharmacological treatment of a range of substances. Uniquely, this guide also discusses psychopharmacological approaches to working with special patient populations―such as pregnant people, LGBTQ+ individuals, and adolescents―so that, no matter the patient's background, providers can effectively aid them in their recovery journey.