 | The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (August 2015) |
| Occupation | |
|---|---|
| Names | Physician, Psychiatrist, Addiction Psychiatrist, Addictionologist |
Occupation type | Profession |
Activity sectors | Medicine, Psychiatry |
| Description | |
Education required | M.D./ D.O. and certification through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Adult Psychiatry |
Fields of employment | Hospitals, Clinics |
Related jobs | Addiction Medicine |
Addiction psychiatry is a medical subspecialty within psychiatry that focuses on the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of people who have one or more disorders related to addiction. This may include disorders involving legal and illegal drugs, gambling, sex, food, and other impulse control disorders. Addiction psychiatrists are substance use disorder experts. Growing amounts of scientific knowledge, such as the health effects and treatments for substance use disorders, have led to advancements in the field of addiction psychiatry. These advancements in understanding the neurobiology of rewarding behavior, along with federal funding, has allowed for ample opportunity for research in the discipline of addiction psychiatry. Addiction psychiatry is an expanding field, and currently there is a high demand for substance use disorder experts in both the private and public sector.[1][2][3]
- ^ American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, "What is the Addiction Psychiatry Subspecialty?", 2012, "[1]", 2/2/2013
- ^ American Society of Addiction Medicine, "Definition of Addiction", April 19, 2011, "[2] Archived 2018-06-14 at the Wayback Machine", 2/15/13
- ^ Abuse, National Institute on Drug (2023-09-19). "Commonly Used Drugs Charts | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)". nida.nih.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-27.