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Do We Need to Be Face-to-Face to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder?

February 3, 2021

Deepti Anbarasan, MD. Dr. Anbarasan has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

We are getting more comfortable with telemedicine-based platforms to provide care. But do they improve the quality of care for unhealthy alcohol use? This randomized, controlled trial compares in-person care with asynchronous, module-based care for people with alcohol use disorder.

Smartphone Apps as Adjuncts for Substance Use Treatment

December 10, 2020

Rehan Aziz, MD.

Rehan Aziz, MD. Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Dr. Aziz has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Smartphone apps are a useful, patient-centered resource for continued substance use treatment. We’ll explore the two current FDA-cleared SUD treatment apps as well as other popular ones on the market to help you determine the best approach for discussing these apps with your patients.

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Telemedicine for Addiction Treatment: Evidence and Implementation Strategies

August 6, 2020

Dallas Swendeman, PhD, MPH

Dallas Swendeman, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Dr. Swendeman has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

As many clinicians embark on new telemedicine efforts, we review the body of literature around virtual approaches to the care of patients with addiction. Dr. Swendeman reviews the evidence of efficacy for electronic self-monitoring, text-messaging, and other strategies may support your practice, and how to implement them.

Helping Families Through the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 7, 2020

Joshua Feder, MD.

Joshua Feder, MD. Editor-in-Chief of CCPR. Practicing child psychiatrist, Solana Beach, CA. Adjunct Professor at Fielding Graduate University, CA. Dr. Feder has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

The COVID19 pandemic has transformed child and adolescent psychiatry overnight. How do we manage telehealth? What about medications? What are the new rules and boundaries and what can we expect from our patients? Most important, how do we support parents to help their children?

Telepsych on a Budget

May 5, 2020

How to connect to clients in the digital world, featuring an interview with Dr. Peter Yellowlees, author of the APA textbook on telepsychiatry. Plus the word of the day: Synaesthesia.Date Published: 5/4/20Duration: 15 minutes, 36 secondsArticle Referenced: "Telepsychiatry: From Crisis to Opportunity," The Carlat Psychiatry Report, May 2020 (Forthcoming)Got feedback? Take the podcast survey.