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Items Tagged with 'behavioral addiction'

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Evaluating and Treating Patients With Problematic Sexual Behaviors

February 1, 2024
Amos Turner, MD.
From The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report
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QA2_Amos Turner Photo.jpegAmos Turner, MD.

Assistant professor of clinical psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.

Dr. Turner has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Sexual addictions are rarely discussed with patients, even among addiction specialists. Societal taboos, social norms, and stigma can make it difficult for patients to discuss sexual issues with their providers. In this interview, Dr. Turner gives us tips in history gathering and covers what you need to know about diagnosis and treatment.


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Diagnosis and Treatment of Gambling Addiction

February 1, 2024
Timothy Fong, MD.
From The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report
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QA1_Timothy Fong headshot.pngTimothy Fong, MD. 

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences; Co-Director, Gambling Studies Program; David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.

Dr. Fong receives research support from Connections in Recovery. Relevant financial relationships listed for the author have been mitigated.

Gambling disorder is much more prevalent than many providers realize, and it is a condition that is rarely screened for, let alone treated, by mental health professionals. Here, Dr. Fong reviews the topic, walks us through how to take a good gambling history, make a diagnosis, and how to provide the best treatment.


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Clinical Update

Food Addiction and Related Disorders

February 1, 2024
Heidi Moawad, MD and Noah Capurso, MD, MHS
From The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report
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Heidi Moawad, MD. Clinical assistant professor, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH.

Noah Capurso, MD, MHS. Assistant professor of psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT; Editor-in-Chief, The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report.

Dr. Moawad and Dr. Capurso have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Often lumped in with binge-eating disorder, food addiction is an emerging concept in the field of behavioral addictions.


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Clinical Update

Naltrexone: A Jack of All Trades?

April 1, 2023
Julio Cesar Nunes, MD
From The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report
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Julio Cesar Nunes, MD. Psychiatry resident, Yale University. New Haven, CT.

Noah Capurso, MD, MHS. Assistant professor of psychiatry, Yale University. New Haven, CT. Editor-in-chief of The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report.

Dr. Nunes and Dr. Capurso have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Naltrexone was once hailed as a treatment for all addictive disorders. While the hype has not entirely panned out, it still holds an important place in our armamentarium of addiction treatments. Here, we review the evidence for its use and provide prescribing recommendations.


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