The American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry is proud to announce the publication of AAAP Review of Addiction Psychiatry, edited by Carla Marienfeld, MD, DFAPA, DFASAM, Chair of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry’s (AAAP) Continuing Professional Development Committee and Maryam Soltani, MD, PhD.
The book, published by SpringerNature, is a clinically relevant and high-yield overview of addiction psychiatry that can be used for board prep or everyday clinical practice.
The book includes 24 chapters, broken into four sections—Diagnosis, Treatment Modalities and Settings, and Recovery; Addictions and Their Treatment; Populations; and other topics, including public policy and legal considerations. Several AAAP members are listed as authors. The book is available in formats including PDF for ebook download ($99) and hardcover ($129).
This book serves as a tool for medical students, residents, fellows, and general psychiatrists looking for a clinically relevant and high-yield overview of addiction psychiatry in preparation for their board exams or for everyday clinical practice. It can be used as both a primary learning tool for those new to the field seeking a concise and broad overview, as well as a quick reference for those working in addiction treatment.
This completely updated edition contains new and expanded board-style review questions. The text is organized by substances used and populations affected. In addition, the book covers key areas around addiction services and treatments; addiction laboratory medicine; co-occurring medical and psychiatric diagnoses; addiction evaluation, diagnosis, and psychosocial treatments; addiction epidemiology, genetics, and neurobiology; addiction prevention, public health, and public policy; and legal and ethical considerations. Each chapter begins with summaries of high-yield clinical pearls and ends with board-style review questions.
AAAP Review of Addiction Psychiatry is an excellent resource for psychiatrists looking for a quick reference on addiction treatment and for all medical students, residents, fellows, and professionals taking certification exams in addiction, including those in psychiatry, addiction medicine, emergency medicine, internal medicine, pain medicine, and others.
To support your learning, AAAP is also developing a series of modules focused on each chapter. This learning opportunity will provide practical strategies for evaluating patient-specific risks and developing tailored treatment approaches through a variety of different modalities, including a free podcast, a case-based webinar, expert panel discussion with leaders in the field, asynchronous case scenarios, a clinical round table, and 25 self-assessment questions to support practical application of key concepts.
About the editors:
Carla Marienfeld, MD, DFAPA, DFASAM is board-certified in psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, and addiction medicine. She is a Clinical Professor at the University of California San Diego where she is the Co-Director of the Pacific Treatment And Research Center (PacTARC), Clinical Lead for the Substance Treatment and Recovery (STAR) Program, and the Program Director for the UCSD Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship. She has authored or co-authored over five dozen peer reviewed articles, book chapters, practice guidelines, and invited commentaries, and she edited three books: Motivational Interviewing for Clinical Practice, Absolute Addiction Psychiatry Review: An essential board exam study guide, and Addiction Psychopharmacology, 3rd Ed. Dr. Marienfeld completed a fellowship in addiction psychiatry and residency training in psychiatry at Yale. She earned a medical degree with honors from Baylor College of Medicine.
Maryam Soltani, MD, PhD is triple board-certified in psychiatry, addiction medicine, and family medicine and is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego. She serves as Medical Director of the Substance Abuse Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (SARRTP) at the VA San Diego Healthcare System. She was named a San Diego Top Doctor in 2023 and received the Department of Psychiatry Clinician of the Year Award at University of California San Diego in 2025. Dr. Soltani’s work integrates neuroscience, psychiatry, addiction medicine and primary care to advance evidence-based, multidisciplinary approaches to caring for individuals with complex substance use disorders. An accomplished clinician, educator and researcher, Dr. Soltani has authored dozens of peer-reviewed publications in neuroscience, addiction medicine, and psychiatry. Her academic interests include the neurobiology of addiction, novel neuromodulation treatments, collaborative models of care, and improving outcomes for patients with co-occurring psychiatric and medical conditions. Dr. Soltani earned her PhD in Psychology with an emphasis in Biological Psychology and Neuroscience from the University of California Berkeley and her medical degree from University of California San Diego, where she completed a dual residency in family medicine and psychiatry.