Summary by Andrew O’Hagan, MD CHAPTER111 Based on “Principles of Addiction Medicine” Chapter by James W. Finch, MD, Theodore V. Parran, Jr., MD, FACP, Bonnie B. Wilford, MS, and Stephen…
Summary by Ken C. Winters, PhD, Tamara A. Fahnhorst, MPH, Andria Marie Botzet, MA, Ali Elizabeth Nicholson, BS, Randy Stinchfield, PhD, and Walker Krepps, BA CHAPTER104 Based on “Principles of…
Summary by Noam Koenigsberg, MD CHAPTER98 Based on “Principles of Addiction Medicine” Chapter by Edward C. Covington, MD, and Margaret M. Kotz, DO INTRODUCTION Clinicians have a hard time distinguishing…
James A.D. Otis, MD, Michael Perloff, MD, PhD, and Gina Deck, MD CHAPTER96 Medications can provide effective pain management in most patients. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and opioids are the…
Summary by Mahreen Raza, MD, and Petros Levounis, MD, MA, FASAM CHAPTER93 Based on “Principles of Addiction Medicine” Chapter by Rollin M. Gallagher, MD, MPH, George Koob, PhD, and Adrian…
Eric J. Nestler, MD, PhD CHAPTER4 Diverse types of chemicals cause addiction. Such drugs share no similarities in chemical structure, and yet they produce similar behavioral syndromes: addiction. The initial…
Summary by Karen J. Hartwell, MD, and Kathleen T. Brady, MD, PhD CHAPTER87 Based on “Principles of Addiction Medicine” Chapter by Karen J. Hartwell, MD, Todd K. Magro, MD, and…
Edward V. Nunes, MD, Roger D. Weiss, MD, and Carrie A. Davies, BS CHAPTER86 OVERVIEW AND DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA Significance Depressive disorders, major depression, and dysthymia are among the most common…
Summary by Timothy Koehler Brennan, MD, MPH CHAPTER77 Based on “Principles of Addiction Medicine” Chapter by Jason J. Heavner, MD, Jussi J. Saukkonen, MD, and Kathleen M. Akgün, MD The…
Summary by Richard N. Rosenthal, MD CHAPTER65 Based on “Principles of Addiction Medicine” Chapter by Richard N. Rosenthal, MD, and Zebulon Taintor, MD Microprocessors are ubiquitous, serving as prosthetic brains,…
