American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders 2004 TREATING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS: A Quick Reference Guide Sections: TREATING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS: A Quick Reference Guide. Topics Discussed: alcohol dependence; alcohol intoxication; alcohol use disorder; behavior therapy; cocaine abuse; cocaine dependence; cocaine intoxication; cognitive therapy; confidentiality; group psychotherapy; intoxication; marijuana abuse; motivation therapy; nicotine dependence; opioid dependence; opioid intoxication; opioid use disorders; opioid withdrawal; psychotherapy, family; psychotherapy, interpersonal; psychotherapy, psychodynamic; substance use disorders; substance withdrawal; support groups; therapeutic alliance; twelve-step model. Excerpt: "Based on Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Substance Use Disorders, Second Edition, originally published in August 2006. A guideline watch, summarizing significant developments in the scientific literature since publication of this guideline, may be available. A multimodal treatment approach is typically required, since individuals with substance use disorders are clinically and functionally heterogeneous. The primary aims of treatment include motivating the patient to change and helping the patient learn, practice, and internalize changes in attitudes and behavior conducive to relapse prevention. Additional goals of treatment include the following:..." DOI: 10.1176/appi.books.9780890423370.145633 The content above is only an excerpt. For full access subscribe now or log into your account below. You can also purchase 24- or 48-hour access; learn more Username: Password:     Athens Login FORGOT your subscriber username and/or password? Get a reminder via email: The email I registered with is:  Not a subscriber? Subscribe Today PsychiatryOnline is a powerful website that features DSM-IV-TR® and The American Journal of Psychiatry as the cornerstones of an unsurpassed collection of psychiatric references, including books, journals, and self-assessment tools. PsychiatryOnline’s innovative platform makes these resources easy and convenient to use, offering Precise and powerful searching across books and journals. Quick pathways to related material. Mobile access from any computer with a Web connection. Ability to download any book section to PDA. Links from bibliographic references to the full text of journal articles. References to material not located in the PsychiatryOnline collection lead you to PubMed. Learn more about PsychiatryOnline Need more help? PsychiatryOnline Customer Service may be reached by emailing PsychiatryOnline@psych.org or by calling 800-368-5777 (in the U.S.) or 703-907-7322 (outside the U.S.).