Resource Center: buprenorphine, comorbidities

This website provides information on mental health services, with a "mental health topics" section, a newsroom, and sections devoted to publications and resources.

This video interview explores the challenges of addiction for both the addict and their family members. Topics discussed include finding the right treatment for an individual, and what questions should one ask a treatment provider? In this film, leading experts answer these questions and offer knowledge on evidence-based treatments (those proven effective). They detail the first steps to take to find the right program for an addict, ideally a combination of behavioral therapy and medication.

This website addresses the rising tide of preventable liver diseases, including hepatitis, fatty liver, and drug use and abuse and alcohol-related liver disease. The site offers information for people living with hepatitis, such as preventing hepatitis, diagnosis and treatment, and how to live with hepatitis. There are also news and research, education, and support sections.

The mood disorder questionnaire consists of five yes or no questions to be completed by the patient. The MDQ was developed by a team of psychiatrists, researchers and consumer advocates to address a critical need for timely and accurate diagnosis of bipolar disorder, which can be fatal if left untreated. The questionnaire takes about five minutes to complete, and can provide important insights into diagnosis and treatment.

This is the website for the NAMI, a grassroots mental health advocacy organization. This website includes information on mental illnesses, medications, support and programs, online communities, legislation, and local resources.

This website aims to improve the lives of those living with mood disorders, and to provide information on bipolar disorder. Sections of the website include signs and symptoms, just diagnosed, recovery steps, and helping a loved one.

The ASAM Patient Placement Criteria for the Treatment of Substance-Related Disorders, Second Edition-Revised (Mee-Lee et al., 2001) lists the 5 basic levels of care available for adult substance users. These levels of care range from Early Intervention (for at-risk individuals) to Medically Managed Intensive Inpatient Treatment (for patients with severe disorders who require around-the-clock care). The Patient Placement Criteria classifies opioid maintenance therapy as a Level I treatment since it is most often conducted in outpatient settings.

Dr. Kathleen Brady is a professor of psychiatry at the Medical School of the University South Carolina, and an expert in addiction and co-occurring psychiatric disorders. In this video, she discusses how underlying disorders like anxiety, depression or trauma can lead to addiction or relapse, stressing the necessity of treating these mental disorders and addiction simultaneously.