ABSTRACT
What's new in addiction medicine in 2012? The news are presented according three axes: first, in the field of neuroscience, the process of extinction of addiction memories. Then in the clinical field, a reflexion is reported on how to treat addiction in psychiatric hospitals. At last, in the area of teaching, an e-learning development with a virtual patient shows a great interest in addiction psychiatry.
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Behavior, Addictive/therapy , Substance-Related Disorders/therapy , Behavior, Addictive/complications , Behavior, Addictive/diagnosis , Cognitive Behavioral Therapy/methods , Cognitive Behavioral Therapy/trends , Electronic Mail/statistics & numerical data , Hospitalization , Hospitals, Psychiatric/organization & administration , Humans , Memory/physiology , Secondary Prevention , Substance-Related Disorders/complications , Substance-Related Disorders/diagnosis , Telemedicine/methods , Telemedicine/organization & administrationABSTRACT
The highlights 2008 in the addiction field are correlated to the progress of psychiatric neurosciences. Clarifications are also necessary towards the psychiatric comorbidities (schizophrenia) with the addictions. Then, useful considerations are given for the prescription of substitution treatment among HIV patients under tritherapy.
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Schizophrenic Psychology , Substance-Related Disorders/psychology , HIV Infections/complications , HIV Infections/psychology , HumansSubject(s)
ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/genetics , Methadone/administration & dosage , ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B , ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/metabolism , Analgesics, Opioid/administration & dosage , Analgesics, Opioid/pharmacokinetics , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Haplotypes , Humans , Methadone/pharmacokinetics , Polymorphism, Single NucleotideABSTRACT
This year review emphasizes three aspects coming from addiction psychiatry: 1. Psychosis and cannabis: a motivational approach. 2. Connection between addiction services and psychiatric wards. 3. Use of antiepileptic agents in addiction medicine.
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Substance-Related Disorders , Humans , Substance-Related Disorders/etiology , Substance-Related Disorders/therapyABSTRACT
This year reviews on the addictions emphasizes five aspects, on a bio-psycho-social perspective: (1) The relationship between methadone and cardiotoxicity. (2) The introduction of Eye Movement Desensibilization and Reprocessing (EMDR). (3) The apparition of a possible specific pharmacotherapy for excessive gambling. (4) A better knowledge of the relationship between cannabis and psychoses. (5) Resistance to treatment in the doctor-patient relationship.