eBook, PDF

Cannabis in Psychiatric Practice (eBook, PDF)

A Practical Guide

Redaktion: Riggs, Paula; Thant, Thida

Beschreibung

This book educates and familiarizes psychiatrists with the impact of cannabis beyond the scope of addiction and ways to effectively discuss the existing literature and knowledge with patients.

Cannabis in Psychiatric Practice is organized by clinical setting to help tailor the literature to psychiatrists and other mental health clinicians working in all areas, whether traditional outpatient clinics, emergency departments, inpatient psychiatry or medical units. It helps readers, regardless of their training background, learn about the impact of cannabis on a variety of disorders in a manner adjusted to the unique needs and challenges of their particular treatment settings and patient populations. The book also includes clinical cases and practical tips integrating the current evidence, treatment approaches, and psychoeducation needed to effectively practice in the era of modern-day psychiatry and cannabis legalization. Chapters are written in a clear, easy-to-read style, allowing readers to reference specific portions of the book as needed, increasing its utility for the general psychiatrist and mental health clinician.

With the increasing prevalence and availability of cannabis and CBD products, this book is an invaluable reference for psychiatrists who wish to explore the impact of cannabis in their clinical practice.

Technische Details

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• Größe: 4.87MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Paula Riggs University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus  Aurora Colorado, USA Thida Thant University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus  Aurora Colorado, USA Bios:  Paula Riggs, MD is Professor and Vice-Chair of Faculty Affairs in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine. As the Director of the Division of Addiction Science, Prevention, and Treatment Dependence, she oversees a broad range of NIH-funded addiction research projects. Dr. Riggs is also well known for her research in adolescents with co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders. Her research informed the development of Encompass--one of the first truly integrated, evidence-based mental health/substance treatment interventions for adolescents and young adults.  Dr. Thida Thant is a faculty psychiatrist at the University of Colorado Department of Psychiatry and is the Director of the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service and the Psychiatric Consultation for the Medically Complex clinic. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Plan II Honors from the University of Texas in Austin, attended the University of Texas Medical School in Houston and completed her psychiatry residency and consultation-liaison fellowship at the University of Colorado. Her professional interests include cannabis and its impact on psychiatric practice, cannabis-related curricula in medical education and comprehensive mental health care for medically and neurologically complex patients, with a more recent focus on long-haul COVID. She has written about cannabis and psychiatric care in books such as Marijuana and Mental Health and Cannabis in Medicine and has developed and published an AAMC MedEdPortal curriculum entitled "What You Need to Know About Cannabis: An Evidence-Based Crash Course for Mental Health Trainees." In her spare time, she enjoys cycling, skiing, paddleboarding and hanging with her pups Wall-E and Reba.   

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juli 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783031048746
• Artikelnr.: 64699947