This book serves as a tool for medical students, residents, fellows, and general psychiatrists looking for a clinically relevant and high-yield overview of addiction psychiatry in preparation for their board exams or for everyday clinical practice. It can be used as both a primary learning tool for those new to the field seeking a concise and broad overview, as well as a quick reference for those working in addiction treatment.
This completely updated edition contains new and expanded board-style review questions. Written by expert educators in addiction psychiatry, the text is organized by substances used and populations affected. In addition, the book covers key areas around addiction services and treatments; addiction laboratory medicine; co-occurring medical and psychiatric diagnoses; addiction evaluation, diagnosis, and psychosocial treatments; addiction epidemiology, genetics, and neurobiology; addiction prevention, public health, and public policy; and legal and ethical considerations. Each chapter begins with summaries of high-yield clinical pearls and ends with board-style review questions.
Addiction Psychiatry for Clinical Practice and Review is an excellent resource for psychiatrists looking for a quick reference on addiction treatment and for all medical students, residents, fellows, and professionals taking certification exams in addiction, including those in psychiatry, addiction medicine, emergency medicine, internal medicine, pain medicine, and others.

Carla Marienfeld, MD, DFAPA, DFASAM is board-certified in psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, and addiction medicine. She is a Clinical Professor at the University of California San Diego where she is the Co-Director of the Pacific Treatment And Research Center (PacTARC), Clinical Lead for the Substance Treatment and Recovery (STAR) Program, and the Program Director for the UCSD Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship. She has authored or co-authored over five dozen peer reviewed articles, book chapters, practice guidelines, and invited commentaries, and she edited three books:  Motivational Interviewing for Clinical Practice, Absolute Addiction Psychiatry Review:  An essential board exam study guide, and Addiction Psychopharmacology, 3rd Ed. Dr. Marienfeld completed a fellowship in addiction psychiatry and residency training in psychiatry at Yale. She earned a medical degree with honors from Baylor College of Medicine.

Maryam Soltani, MD, PhD is triple board-certified in psychiatry, addiction medicine, and family medicine and is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego. She serves as Medical Director of the Substance Abuse Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (SARRTP) at the VA San Diego Healthcare System. She was named a San Diego Top Doctor in 2023 and received the Department of Psychiatry Clinician of the Year Award at University of California, San Diego in 2025. Dr. Soltani’s work bridges neuroscience and clinical medicine, focusing on the neurobiology and treatment of substance use disorders and their associated medical and psychiatric conditions. She has authored dozens of peer-reviewed publications in neuroscience, addiction medicine, and psychiatry. She earned her PhD in psychology with an emphasis in biological psychology and neuroscience from the University of California, Berkeley and her medical degree from University of California, San Diego, where she completed a dual residency in family medicine and psychiatry and served as chief resident during her final year of training.