Symposium: Alcohol and Addiction Psychiatry – Where Are We Now?-Alcohol and Addiction Psychiatry

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In this video, Brett Hagman, a program director at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), discusses the NIAAA's new definition of recovery from alcohol and other drug use disorders (AOD). The new definition recognizes the importance of achieving both remission from AUD and cessation from heavy drinking, as well as improvements in quality of life and well-being. It includes duration qualifiers to classify different stages of recovery. Hagman highlights the clinical implications of the new definition, such as the need to assess for remission and heavy drinking in clinical practice. He also discusses the concept of maintenance of behavior change in recovery, emphasizing the need to understand the predictors and mechanisms of behavior change. Hagman suggests using behavior change frameworks and a basic science approach to study and evaluate recovery pathways. <br /><br />The video transcript also covers the relationship between executive functioning and AUD. It discusses how different aspects of executive function can predict an AUD diagnosis and impact the functioning of patients with AUD. The transcript emphasizes the importance of assessing executive functioning in AUD patients for accurate diagnosis and treatment. Additionally, the transcript introduces a comprehensive resource called the Healthcare Professionals Core Resource on Alcohol, developed by the NIAAA, which provides information and education on alcohol-related topics for healthcare professionals.<br /><br />Overall, the video and transcript provide valuable insights into the NIAAA's new definition of recovery, the importance of assessing executive functioning in AUD patients, and the Healthcare Professionals Core Resource on Alcohol.

Keywords

NIAAA

recovery

remission

cessation

quality of life

duration qualifiers

clinical implications

behavior change

executive functioning

diagnosis

treatment

Healthcare Professionals Core Resource

education

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