Alcohol Use Disorder-A Fact Book - Softcover

Carlat, Daniel J; Weaver, Michael; Puzantian, Talia

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798987335420

Publisher: Carlat Publishing, LLC, 2023

Synopsis

This latest Carlat Fact Book provides you with all the tools and information needed to assess and treat your patients who are struggling with alcohol use disorder. Unlike traditional textbooks, this Fact Book distills each critical aspect of clinical decision making into a single sheet, with tips and bullet points that you can use at the point of care. Topics covered include assessing severity of use, treating withdrawal symptoms, use of basic therapeutic techniques, and appropriate prescription of medications for alcohol use disorder.

About this title

About the Authors

Daniel J. Carlat, MD, is the founder and president of Carlat Publishing and is associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine. He is the author of The Psychiatric Interview and co-author of Prescribing Psychotropics: From Drug Interactions to Pharmacogenetics and the Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice.

Michael Weaver, MD, DFASAM, is a professor of psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston and the medical director of the Center for Neurobehavioral Research on Addiction. Dr. Weaver has specialized in treating patients with substance use disorders for 25 years. He is the author of Addiction Treatment-A Carlat Guide.

Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP, is a professor of clinical sciences at Keck Graduate Institute School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences inClaremont, CA. She is the deputy editor of The Carlat Report newsletters and co-author of the Medication Fact Book for PsychiatricPractice and the Child Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice.

Edition details

• Publisher: Carlat Publishing, LLC
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798987335420
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 60