Abstract
Objective
Childhood and adolescence represent a critical period for the potential initiation of substance use, and thus it is important that child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP) residents learn to screen, assess, refer, and/or treat children and adolescents who have substance abuse diagnoses.
Method
The authors conducted a survey by mail of directors from all accredited U.S. CAP residency programs in order to describe addiction training in their respective programs.
Results
Seventy percent of program directors responded and indicated diverse addiction training experiences for their residents. Findings indicate that the majority of CAP residents are treating patients with substance use disorders in both years of training and in multiple treatment settings.
Conclusion
The survey provides preliminary data for systemlevel constraints that merit additional consideration in order to potentially advance addiction training in CAP residencies.
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This study was supported by grants from the Scaife Family Foundation and the Bodman Foundation.
The authors thank Bea Edner and the APA Committee on Training and Education in Addiction Psychiatry for their assistance.
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Waldbaum, M., Galanter, M., Dermatis, H. et al. A Survey of Addiction Training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Programs. Acad Psychiatry 29, 274–278 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.29.3.274
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.29.3.274