Alcohol-Related Disorders

· Explain the diagnostic criteria for your assigned substance-related and addictive disorder.

· Explain the evidenced-based psychotherapy and psychopharmacologic treatment for your assigned substance-related and addictive disorder.

· Describe clinical features that you would expect to observe in a client that may have the substance-related and addictive disorder you were assigned. Align the clinical features with the DSM-5 criteria.

· Support your rationale with references to the Learning Resources or other academic resources.

References

American Nurses Association. (2014). Psychiatric-mental health nursing: Scope and standards of practice (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Author. Standard 12 “Leadership” (pages 76-77)

Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition DSM-5 American Psychiatric Association

Sadock, B. J., Sadock, V. A., & Ruiz, P. (2014). Kaplan & Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry: Behavioral sciences/clinical psychiatry (11th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.

· Chapter 20, “Substance Use and Addictive Disorders” (pp. 616–693)

Stahl, S. M. (2017). Prescriber’s Guide: Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology (6th ed.). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

Gabbard’s Treatments Of Psychiatric Disorders, Fifth Edition Edited By:Glen O. Gabbard, M.D

Chapter 46, “Alcohol-Related Disorders”