Addiction and Deterrence@@@Anxiety Disorders@@@Mood Disorders@@@Psychopharmacology@@@PTSD, Trauma and Abuse@@@Substance Abuse
Thomas Kosten, MD, MA
Waggoner Chair and Professor of Psychiatry
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Baylor/MD Anderson CC
Bellaire, Texas
Mental health and primary care professionals are confronted with substance use disorders (SUDs) in at least half of their patients with major psychiatric disorders and/or chronic pain syndromes. In this session, Dr. Kosten will review pharmacotherapies for chronic pain and psychiatric disorders that are complicated by SUDs such as opioid use disorder. He also will discuss the management of patients who are in opioid withdrawal and explore the use of non-opioid, alternative medications for pain, such as ketamine and cannabinoids, and their potential abuse liability.