Essentials - Assessment and Management of Tobacco Use Disorders-Event Recording

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Video Summary

This video is a presentation on the assessment and management of tobacco use disorders. The speaker, Dr. Gregory Landy, discusses the diagnostic criteria for tobacco use disorders in DSM-5, as well as the history and epidemiology of tobacco use. He reviews a common assessment instrument, the Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire, that can help determine the level of nicotine dependence in individuals. Dr. Landy emphasizes the importance of behavioral change strategies in managing tobacco use disorders and highlights various forms of treatment, including counseling and pharmacotherapy. He also discusses the relationship between tobacco use and other substance use disorders, as well as the high prevalence of smoking among individuals with mental illness. Dr. Landy offers recommendations for clinicians in screening and providing assistance to patients with tobacco use disorders, as well as the use of medication management. The presentation concludes with information on the success rates and costs of different treatment options. This video was presented by the American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine.

Keywords

tobacco use disorders

DSM-5

assessment

management

nicotine dependence

behavioral change strategies

counseling

pharmacotherapy