Handbook of Office-Based Buprenorphine Treatment of Opioid Dependence

Abstract

Reviews the book, Handbook of Office-Based Buprenorphine Treatment of Opioid Dependence by John A. Renner Jr. and Petros Levounis (see record [rid]2010-21821-000[/rid]). Buprenorphine training courses are an essential part of the effort to increase the number of physicians able to treat opioid-dependent patients with buprenorphine in an office-based setting. Psychiatric textbooks and journal articles are available to supplement those courses and thus expand the knowledge base of those physicians involved in the care of opioid-dependent patients. Handbook of Office-Based Buprenorphine Treatment of Opioid Dependence is a format that is at once comprehensive, concise, and caring in its approach to the subject matter that borders on mentorship in the guidance it provides for the reader. This is an essential guide for clinicians interested in establishing an outpatient-based buprenorphine clinic and hopefully may also provide motivation for other physicians to become involved in treating this challenging patient population. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved)