Ria Health, PC

Addiction Medicine

Ria Health, PC is an Addiction Medicine practice in San Francisco, CA with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in preventing, diagnosing, and treating addiction. Addiction Medicine Doctors at Ria Health, PC perform evaluations and crafts substance abuse treatment plans. Addiction Medicine is the treatment and management of addicted patients in private practices, hospitals, or rehabilitation clinics. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Addiction Medicine practices include tobacco, alcohol, prescription medication, and illegal drug abuse. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Addiction Medicine practices include patient evaluations, personalized treatment plans, follow-up care, and referrals to counselors and therapists.

An internist doctor of osteopathy that specializes in the treatment of addiction disorders. A doctor of osteopathy that is board eligible/certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine can obtain a Certificate of Added Qualifications in the field of Addiction Medicine.

Addiction Preventive Medicine

A physician engaged in the subspecialty practice of Addiction Medicine who specializes in the prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery of persons with the disease of addiction.

Addiction Psychiatry

Ria Health, PC is an Addiction Psychiatry practice in San Francisco, CA 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 Ria Health, PC 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.