Complicated patients
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Developed by a consensus panel, these guidelines provide treatment recommendations for patients with dual disorders.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, SAMHSA
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- Screening and diagnosis
- Special populations
- Managing challenging patients
- Addiction
- Assessment
- Behavioral therapy
- Comorbidities
- Complicated patients
- Dependence
- Drug interactions
- Expert panel
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacotherapy
- Pharmacy
- Polysubstance use
- Psychiatric
- Psychosocial
- Referral
- Relapse
- Risk factors
- Screening
- Side effects
- Special populations
- Symptoms
- Tolerance
- Withdrawal
- Treatment Algorithm
- Experienced prescriber
- Just became waivered
- Need to refer
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Although professionals identify distinct personality disorders (anti-social, borderline, schizotypal, et al), some personality disordered individuals may not fit in a particular category and yet may clearly deserve this label.</p>
Although classified as mental disorders they may be classified separately and distinguished from the Axis I Clinical Syndromes for some purposes.
Source:
BehaveNet®
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This study examined the efficacy of methadone in relieving cancer pain and also discusses side effects.
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Cochrane Reviews (3 votes)
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Informative letter to physicians regarding pain management in patients being maintained on Suboxone. Offers strategies for circumventing the problem of buprenorphine blocking the analgesic effect of other opioids.
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Reckitt Benckiser (2 votes)
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Description:
Guidelines for follow-up appointments, including a checklist of potential "red flags" that may indicate dangerous behavior or relapse.
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American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) (3 votes)
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This article explores the use of the term "drug seeking" by nurses and proposes suggestions for alternative, non-stigmatizing terms to use for patients requesting opioids for pain relief.
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Pain Management Nursing (2 votes)
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This website, funded by SAMHSA, is designed to help physicians to implement office-based buprenorphine treatment using a national network of trained physician mentors.
Source:
Physician Clinical Support System (PCSS) (2 votes)
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- General information - buprenorphine
- Getting a waiver/setting up your practice
- Logistics of buprenorphine treatment
- Addiction
- Behavioral therapy
- Billing
- Complicated patients
- Contraindications
- CPT
- Diversion
- Dosing
- Drug interactions
- HCPCSs
- Hepatitis
- HIV/AIDS
- Induction
- Methadone
- Pain
- Pregnant
- Psychiatric
- Psychosocial
- Special populations
- Suboxone
- Just became waivered
- Setting up a practice
Description:
This report describes points of intersection between HIV and primary care treatment, and discusses how to integrate HIV care into primary medicine.
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The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (4 votes)
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This chapter provides information on using buprenorphine in patients who have special circumstances, including patients who have comorbid medical conditions or pain, pregnant patients, and adolescents.
Source:
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (3 votes)
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Provides physicians with information on how to work with a patient who has co-occurring disorders, including how to engage the patient in treatment and how to develop a successful therapeutic relationship.
Source:
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (3 votes)
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