Center For Assessment & Therapy Services Ps

Addiction Psychiatry

Center For Assessment & Therapy Services Ps is an Addiction Psychiatry practice in Bothell, WA with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in diagnosing and treating physical causes of mental health disorders that co-occur with or contribute to substance addiction. Addiction Psychiatrists at Center For Assessment & Therapy Services Ps perform medical diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders that may lead to or worsen substance addiction. Addiction Psychiatry is a medical specialty focusing on diagnosing and treating mental health disorders that may play a role in or are co-occurring with substance addiction. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Addiction Psychiatry practices include anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other disorders that can cause or worsen addiction to alcohol, illegal drugs, and prescription drugs. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Addiction Psychiatry practices include conducting patient interviews, creating treatment plans, recommending diagnostic MRI, CT, or x-ray imaging, prescribing medication, creating diagnoses of mental health disorders, and referring patients to other medical specialists as needed.

Addiction Psychiatry is a subspecialty of psychiatry that focuses on evaluation and treatment of individuals with alcohol, drug, or other substance-related disorders, and of individuals with dual diagnosis of substance-related and other psychiatric disorders.