The patient with a substance use problem
Substance misuse is common among patients in primary care settings. Substance use problems are related to increased morbidity, mortality and health care costs. Yet primary care providers may feel inadequately prepared to meet the needs of patients with substance use problems. An effective approach to treatment in primary care includes identifying substance use disorders, using counselling strategies to promote behavioural change and knowing when to provide pharmacotherapy or make specialist referrals.
Psychiatry in primary care toolkit
The Psychiatry in Primary Care App has been decommissioned.
The revised print version of Psychiatry in Primary Care is avaible through the CAMH store.
We have posted a number of revised chapters from the book in Treating Conditions and Disorders in the new Professionals section of camh.ca.