Opioid Use Disorders and Serious Mental Illness
The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report, Volume 8, Number 7&8, November 2020
https://www.thecarlatreport.com/newsletter-issue/catrv8n7-8/
Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information
Topics: Addiction Treatment | Alcohol use disorder | Behavioral treatment | Bipolar Disorder | Buprenorphine | Co-occurring disorders | Collaborative care | Depression | Literacy | Medical Comorbidities | Methadone
Sandra Gomez-Luna, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor at Yale University. Adult, adolescent, and child psychiatrist in Darien, CT.
Dr. Gomez-Luna has disclosed that she has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Those with serious mental illness and unhealthy opioid use have special treatment considerations due to polypharmacy and overlapping stigma. Dr. Gomez-Luna walks us through these nuances and explains micro-dosing of buprenorphine—a helpful technique for starting treatment in patients who may have other opioids on board.
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