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Book Review: Authors Question AA’s Effectiveness

The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report, Volume 2, Number 4, June 2014
https://www.thecarlatreport.com/newsletter-issue/catrv2n4/

From The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report, June 2014, Self-Help Programs

Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information

Topics: Addiction | Substance Abuse

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David A. Frenz, MD

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) occupies such a prominent place in popular culture and addiction treatment that it seems a little odd to question its effectiveness. But odd, counterintuitive questions about AA have been accumulating for years, and we finally have a book that collects them all in one place.

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2010

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  • Psychiatric Medication in Pregnancy (November)
  • Maintenance of Certification (October)
  • The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy (September)
  • Treatment of Depression (July/August)
  • Email and the Internet in Psychiatry (June)
  • Substance Abuse (May)
  • The Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia (April)
  • Ethics in Psychiatry (March)
  • Natural Treatments in Psychiatry (February)
  • ADHD (January)

2009

  • Treating Schizophrenia (December)
  • Treatment for Anxiety Disorders (November)
  • The Latest on Antidepressants (October)
  • Topics in Neuropsychiatry (September)
  • The Interface of Medicine and Psychiatry (July/August)
  • Generic Medications in Psychiatry (June)
  • The Treatment of Eating Disorders (May)
  • Healthcare Policy and Psychiatry (April)
  • Antipsychotic Roundup 2009 (March)
  • Psychiatric Medication in Pregnancy and Lactation (February)
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (January)

2008

  • Treating Fibromyalgia and Pain in Psychiatry (December)
  • Issues in Child Psychiatry (November)
  • Improving Psychiatric Practice (October)
  • Treating Personality Disorders (September)
  • Bipolar Disorder (July/August)
  • Antipsychotic Roundup 2008 (June)
  • Atypical Antipsychotics in Clinical Practice (February)
  • Neuropsychological Testing (May)
  • Psychiatric Medications: Effects and Side Effects (April)
  • Update on Substance Abuse (March)
  • Anticonvulsants in Psychiatry (February)
  • Brain Devices in Psychiatry (January)

2007

  • The Treatment of Insomnia (December)
  • Avoiding Malpractice in Psychiatry (November)
  • Update on Eating Disorders (October)
  • Complex Psychopharmacology (September)
  • Laboratory Testing in Psychiatry (August)
  • Psychotherapy in Psychiatry (July)
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (June)
  • Topics in Geriatric Psychiatry 2007 (May)
  • Pregnancy and Menopause in Psychiatry (Apil)
  • Antipsychotic Roundup 2007 (March)
  • Understanding Psychiatric Research (February)
  • Antidepressant Round-up 2007 (January)

2006

  • Technology and Psychiatric Practice (December)
  • The Use of MAOIs (November)
  • Medication Treatment of Depression (January)
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder (October)
  • Treatment of ADHD (September)
  • Topics in Bipolar Disorder (August)
  • Neurotransmitters in Psychiatry (July)
  • Treating Substance Abuse (June)
  • The STAR*D Antidepressant Trial (May)
  • Natural Treatments in Psychiatry (April)
  • Medication Treatment of Anxiety (March)
  • Panic Disorder: Making Treatment Work (March)
  • Antipsychotic Roundup 2006 (February)
  • Antidepressant Roundup 2006 (January)

2005

  • Self-Help Books and Psychiatry (December)
  • Genetics and Psychiatry (November)
  • Pregnancy and Psychiatric Treatment (October)
  • Benzodiazepines and Hypnotics in Psychiatry (September)
  • Geriatric Psychiatry Update (August)
  • Chart Documentation in Psychiatry (July)
  • The Treatment of Bipolar Disorder (June)
  • Weight Loss and Smoking Cessation in Psychiatry (May)
  • Treating ADHD (April)
  • Drug Industry Influence in Psychiatry (March)
  • Atypical Antipsychotics 2005 (February)
  • Antidepressant Roundup 2005 (January)

2004

  • Sexual Dysfunction (December)
  • Suicide Prevention (November)
  • To Sleep, To Awake (October)
  • Women’s Issues in Psychiatry (September)
  • OCD: An Update (August)
  • Chronic Pain and Psychiatry (July)
  • Neuroimaging in Psychiatry (June)
  • Natural Medications in Psychiatry (May)
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (April)
  • Treatment of Alcoholism (March)
  • Battle of the Atypicals (February)
  • Antidepressant Roundup, 2004 (January)

2003

  • Research Methods in Psychiatry (December)
  • Antidepressants in Children (November)
  • The Treatment of Dementia (October)
  • Bipolar Disorder, Part II: The Novel Anticonvulsants (September)
  • Bipolar Disorder: The Basics (August)
  • Drug-Drug Interactions in Psychiatry (July)
  • Managing Antidepressant Side Effects (June)
  • Antidepressants in Pregnancy and Lactation (May)
  • ADHD: Medication Options (April)
  • Panic Disorder: Making Treatment Work (March)
  • Atypical Antipsychotics in Clinical Practice (February)
  • Medication Treatment of Depression (January)

2019

  • Autism in Children and Adolescents (November/December)
  • Depression in Children and Adolescents (May/June/July/August)
  • Substance Use in Children and Adolescents (September/October)
  • Trauma in Children and Adolescents (March/April)
  • Anxiety in Children and Adolescents (January/February)

2018

  • Psychotropic Risks in Children and Adolescents (May/June)
  • ADHD in Children and Adolescents (November/December)
  • Depression in Children and Adolescents (September/October)
  • Autism in Children and Adolescents (July/August)
  • Anxiety in Children and Adolescents (March/April)
  • Suicide in Children and Adolescents (January/February)

2017

  • Adolescents (November/December)
  • ADHD in Children and Adolescents (September/October)
  • Psychosis in Children and Adolescents (August)
  • PANDAS, PANS, and Related Disorders (June/July)
  • Marijuana in Children and Adolescents (May)
  • Tourette’s and Other Tic Disorders in Children and Adolescents (March/April)
  • Autism in Children and Adolescents (January/February)

2016

  • Gender Dysphoria in Children and Adolescents (November/December)
  • Technology Issues With Children and Adolescents (September/October)
  • Mood Dysregulation in Children and Adolescents (July/August)
  • Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents (May/June)
  • Conduct Disorder in Children and Adolescents (April)
  • Sleep Disorders in Children and Adolescents (March)
  • ADHD in Children and Adolescents (January/February)

2015

  • Antidepressant Use in Children (November/December)
  • Foster Care and Child Psychiatry (September/October)
  • Autism (July/August)
  • Trauma (May/June)
  • Anxiety Disorders (April)
  • Schools and Psychiatry (March)
  • Emergency Psychiatry in Children (January/February)

2014

  • Antipsychotics in Children (December)
  • ADHD (November)
  • Gender and Sexuality (September/October)
  • Psychotic Symptoms (Summer)
  • Medication Side Effects (May)
  • Food and Mood (April)
  • Learning and Developmental Disabilities (February)

2013

  • Complex Practice Issues (December)
  • Diet and Nutrition (November)
  • Child Psychiatry in DSM-5 (August/September)
  • Medication Side Effects and Interactions (June/July)
  • Problematic Technology (March/April)
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders (January/February)

2012

  • Bipolar Disorder (December)
  • Substance Abuse (October/November)
  • Transitional Age Youth (July/August)
  • Rating Scales (May/June)
  • Eating Disorders (March/April)
  • Behavioral Disorders (February)

2011

  • Treatment of Anxiety Disorders (December)
  • Trauma (November)
  • Bullying and School Issues (October)
  • Hidden Medical Disorders (August)
  • OCD and Tic Disorders (June)
  • Suicide and Non-Suicidal Self Injury (April)
  • Sleep Disorders (March)
  • ADHD (January)

2010

  • Use of Antipsychotics in Children and Adolescents (December)
  • Learning and Developmental Disabilities (October)
  • Major Depression (September)
  • Treating Children and Families (July)
  • The Explosive Child (May)

2019

  • Dual Diagnosis in Addiction Medicine (May/June)
  • Medical Issues in Addiction Practice (November/December)
  • Alcohol Addiction (September/October)
  • Legal Issues in Addiction Medicine (July/August)
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Addiction (March/April)
  • Board Certification in Addiction Medicine (January/February)

2018

  • Opioid Addiction (November/December)
  • Addiction in Older Adults (October)
  • Sleep Disorders and Addiction (September)
  • Adolescent Addiction (July/August)
  • Pain and Addiction (May/June)
  • Cannabis and Addiction (March/April)
  • Stigma and Addiction (January/February)

2017

  • Pregnancy and Addiction (November/December)
  • Detox (Sepember/October)
  • Dual Diagnosis (August)
  • Alternatives to 12-Step Programs (June/July)
  • Recovery (May)
  • Psychiatric Uses of Street Drugs (March/April)
  • Sex Addiction (January/February)

2016

  • Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) (November/December)
  • Addiction in Health Care Professionals (September/October)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Addiction (August)
  • Motivational Interviewing (June/July)
  • Benzodiazepines (May)
  • Opioid Addiction (March/April)
  • Families and Substance Abuse (January/February)

2015

  • The Twelve Steps (November/December)
  • Designer Drugs (September/October)
  • Residential Treatment Programs Decoded (July/August)
  • Nicotine and E-Cigarettes (June)
  • Drug Screening (April/May)
  • Integrating Therapy and Medications for Alcoholism (March)
  • Detoxification Protocols (January/February)

2014

  • Behavioral Addictions (December)
  • Risk and Reimbursement (November)
  • Stimulant Abuse (September/October)
  • Self-Help Programs (June)
  • Opioid Addiction (May)
  • Coping with Bad Outcomes (March)
  • Change Management in Addiction Treatment (January/February)

2013

  • Cocaine Addiction (December)
  • Relapse Prevention (November)
  • Cannabis Addiction (August/September)
  • Addiction in DSM-5 (June/July)
Editor-in-Chief

Noah Capurso, MD, MHS

Dr. Capurso is an assistant professor of psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine and practices clinically at the West Haven Veterans Administration Hospital. He attended medical school at Yale, where he received his MD, and where he conducted research in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He stayed at Yale for residency and addiction psychiatry fellowship training. As an educator, Dr. Capurso teaches medical students about addiction treatment and develops the psychiatric curriculum for residents. As a clinician, Dr. Capurso is the medical director of the VA’s Detoxification & Addiction Stabilization Service and the Psychosocial Residential Rehabilitation Program.

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