This prospective multisite Phase III clinical trial (Miami, New York, New Jersey) investigated
the long-term (one year) effects of a 10-week group cognitive-behavioral stress management/…

In this step (either before, during, or after an interaction with a difficult patient), physicians
should remind themselves of what they can and cannot control about the situation. In most …

Purpose: This study explores trends in treatment of menopausal symptoms and use of hormone
replacement therapy (HRT) in family medicine settings subsequent to the release of the …

… Ray Pomm for more than 25 years as a physician expert in addictive disease. Heidi Pomm is
… Pomm and Pomm’s text describes the important core knowledge in addiction medicine and …

Aims: This study explores the beliefs and practices of family medicine physicians regarding
the use of nonconventional modalities for menopausal symptom management. Methods: …

The primary care physician will see patients who exhibit both covert and overt signs of addiction,
often on a regular basis, without ever making the diagnosis of a substance use disorder …

There are myriad nonpharmacologic interventions that are used in traditional addiction
treatment, ranging from individual and group psychotherapies, to self-control and social skills …

Who is the addicted patient? We all know how addicted patients behave, but why do they
behave in this manner? In Chapter 1, we describe the physiology of addiction, and in Chapter …

One of the most difficult concepts for many primary care physicians to accept is that addiction
is a disease. This thought naturally dispels the idea that people who experience the …

Most, if not all, primary care physicians will be faced with the question of how to manage the
addicted/alcoholic patient. In this chapter, we discuss how to (1) determine when you should …