ASAM Patient Placement Criteria: Supplement on Pharmacotherapies for Alcohol Use Disorders provides a framework for placing patients with alcohol use disorders, using the ASAM criteria. Chapters address pharmacotherapies and behavioral therapies for alcohol withdrawal and for prevention and management of relapse. Case examples bolster understanding of the recommendations made.
The second revised edition has been updated to better meet the needs of patients with co-occurring mental and substance-related disorders ("dual diagnosis").
ASAM Patient Placement Criteria for the Treatment of Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders
This book examines the ASAM Patient Placement Criteria (PPC) which promises a national standard to settle the conflict between treatment programs and managed care. The research in this book has led 30 states to endorse the ASAM Criteria.
ASAM Patient Placement Criteria: Supplement on Pharmacotherapies for Alcohol Use Disorders
ASAM (American Society of Addiction Medicine) Patient Placement Criteria for the Treatment of Substance-related Disorders
The ASAM Criteria is compliant with the DSM-5 and incorporates a user-friendly functionality. The ASAM criteria are a set of addiction placement criteria that have undergone numerous evaluations and studies of effectiveness.
"Comprehensively reviews the biopsychosocial aspects of applying the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Patient Placement Criteria (PPC) to people with alcohol and drug problems as well as co-occurring disorders"--Container.
Pearson FS, Lipton DS. A metaanalytic review of the effectiveness of correctionsbased treatments for drug abuse.Prison J 1999;79(4):384–410. Wexler HK, Prendergast ML. Therapeutic communities in United States' prisons: effectiveness and ...
A collection of insightful clinical, systems and personal growth information can be found in Tips and Topics. This book was created to benefit professionals who work directly with people who have mental health and addiction issues.
Also appearing as Journal of Addictive Diseases, v. 22, supplement number 1 (2003), this book contains ten research studies by experts in mental health and addiction services.