Addiction Medicine and Addiction Psychiatry in America
Commonalities in the Medical Treatment of Addiction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11056941 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher R Freed (0000-0002-8543-6051, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 139-163 |
| Publication date | 2010-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Drug Problems (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-4509 • E-ISSN: 2163-1808 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/009145091003700107 |
| PMID | 29955202 |
| OpenAlex | W2030338321 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 20 |
Two competing medical disciplines treat addiction in the United States: addiction medicine and addiction psychiatry. Addiction medicine seeks recognition from the American Board of Medical Specialties whereas addiction psychiatry holds this high-level medical status, a mission that suggests a substantive distinction between addiction medicine physicians and addiction psychiatrists that does not exist. As this article shows, leading addiction medicine physicians and addiction psychiatrists agree on the definition of addiction and that drug treatment is an “art” which requires a multimethod approach. Despite this extensive accord, addiction medicine physicians and addiction psychiatrists draw sharp distinctions between addiction medicine and addiction psychiatry to serve historical, economic, and professional interests, revealing the importance to both disciplines of recognition from the American Board of Medical Specialties and thus jurisdiction over the medical treatment of addiction
Addiction · Addiction medicine · Alternative medicine · Psychiatry · Gambling Behavior and Treatments · Medicine · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |