Series
Substance Use Disorders and Addictions
Over the past few decades, great advances have been made towards understanding the psychology of substance use disorders (SUDs) and addiction. This five-part series is designed to provide psychologists and psychology students with cutting-edge information about SUDs and addictive behaviors.
This program does not offer CE credit.
Overview of Substance Use Disorders and Addictions
March 2017
Presents an overview of basic concepts of substance use and substance use disorders (SUDs), reviews diagnostic criteria, and discusses comorbidity between SUDs and other psychological disorders.
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral for Treatment for Substance Use Disorders and Addictions
March 2017
Describes and demonstrates screening and brief intervention strategies that can be used to identify risky involvement with alcohol, marijuana, heroin, cocaine, tobacco, nonprescription medications and gambling behaviors.
Understanding People With Substance Use Disorders and Addictions
April 2017
Answers to complicated questions about drug use are explored in this program.
Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Substance Use Disorders
April 2017
Provides an overview of the guidelines’ recommendations and how they were developed, including discussion of gaps in the evidence base and selected clinical challenges.
Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in the Real World
April 2017
Covers the most common addiction treatment modalities and content, with specific focus on identifying empirically-based principles of treatment.