American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry

In 1991, the American Board of psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) established Addiction psychiatry as a subspecialty in psychiatry. The American Academy of Addiction psychiatry (AAAP) is that the best skilled membership organization for learning and sharing regarding the art and science of Addiction psychiatry analysis and clinical treatment. They’re psychiatrists, Professors, academic students, residents and fellows, non-psychiatrists and connected health professionals serving to those with substance use disorders and mental disorders. Educating, influencing and inspiring excellence in practice, policy and interference for the sector of Addiction psychiatry and on the far side. Its mission is to market top quality evidence-based screening, assessment and treatment for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental disorders. Translate and circularize evidence-based analysis to clinical practice and public policy. Offer evidence-based addiction education to health care students and health professionals to boost patient care and promote recovery. Strengthen Addiction psychiatry specialty coaching and foster careers in Addiction psychiatry. Promote analysis on the etiology, prevention, identification and treatment of material use and related disorders. Educate the general public and influence public policy for the safe and humane treatment of these with substance use disorders. Promote hindrance and enhance addiction treatment and recovery across the lifetime. AAAP offers several committees among the organization for its members to interact with colleagues. Become involved and build a distinction among the organization. Statements by the American Academy of Addiction psychiatry aren't supposed to function a customary of medical aid or treatment, nor do they essentially reflect the views of individual AAAP members. problems with general interest of membership include: assuring that new discoveries, analysis findings and technologies within the space of addictions become accessible to patients and are applied to clinical practice; With comorbidity at roughly five hundredth, assuring that each patient with an addictive disorder includes a psychiatric analysis to assure accuracy of diagnosing and correct treatment; Exploring the relationships of Addiction Psychiatrists to reimbursement systems, to managed care and to 3rd and fourth party payers; Maintenance of quality control and risk management in an era accenting price containment; Relationship between psychiatrists and primary care physicians in treating the alcohol-dependent additionally as dually diagnosed patient; Support for adequate analysis funding within the addictions.

The following is the list of scholars from American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry who contributed and/or serves as editors for one or more OMICS International journals and conferences

• Saeed Ahmed