Psychiatry Services Lakewood
Alcohol & Opioid Addiction Psychiatry SERVICES in Lakewood, CO
If you’re looking for a psychiatrist in Lakewood, Colorado, there is no better place to turn to than Achieve Whole Recovery. We offer Lakewood, Colorado, psychotherapy services to adults (ages 18 and up) struggling with mental health issues and children (ages 4 to 18) so that all can get the help they need to live better, more fulfilling lives. Our physicians and physician assistants work together to find the best approach specific to you and your individual strengths, needs, and goals so you can achieve whole-body wellness. Our professional Lakewood, Colorado, psychotherapy includes alcohol and opioid addiction psychiatry, and our psychologists have years of experience working with a wide range of individuals who exhibit a variety of symptoms like anger, anxiety, depression, obsessions/compulsions, panic, post-traumatic stress, psychosis, mania, and personality disorders. Because every case is different, our psychotherapy services aren’t one-size-fits-all. Our psychiatry services in Lakewood, Colorado, are tailored by our psychiatrists to be unique to every individual they help and give them the respect and assistance they deserve. Call us at 1-303-749-5170 to make an appointment or learn more about how our Lakewood, Colorado, psychotherapy services can help you or someone you care about.
Behavioral Health & MAT Psychiatry Services, Lakewood, CO
Psychiatrists are medical doctors that specialize in treating mental, emotional, and behavioral health issues. Every psychiatrist in Lakewood, Colorado, at Achieve Whole Recovery, has years of experience helping a wide array of individuals overcome their struggles with things like alcohol and opioid addiction and truly cares about every case. Each is trained to diagnose mental illness and prescribe the appropriate medications. For those recovering from addiction or substance abuse, psychiatry services in Lakewood, Colorado, may use Medicated-Assisted Treatment (MAT), in addition to prescribing and monitoring the necessary medications to aid in recovery.
Psychiatrists deal with the medical side of recovery, while therapists provide counseling or talk therapy for addiction recovery. These two disciplines support each other and will provide better results when combined rather than on their own.
Psychiatric Comorbidities
Our Alcohol and Opioid addiction psychiatry services in Lakewood, CO, offer an array of benefits beyond kicking an addiction because addiction can cause, or be caused by, other psychiatric disorders. Individuals who abuse alcohol or opioids typically develop other issues like depression, anxiety, or PTSD. They are also at great risk of developing an addiction to other substances like stimulants or cannabis. These comorbidities can sometimes resolve themselves after an individual stops using the substance and overcome withdrawal, but unfortunately, they typically persist. This is especially true if such problems existed before substance abuse issues presented themselves. Regardless of what may have come first, our psychiatry services in Lakewood, paired with Medical Assisted Technology, offer a comprehensive solution to these issues. Our Lakewood, Colorado psychotherapy services treat both addiction itself and the psychiatric disorders typically associated with it.
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Buprenorphine
The most effective treatment for opioid addiction is Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT.) Counseling is important to help support the recovery process by helping the individual restore relationships and improve coping skills. However, medication provides the best chance for individuals to reduce their risk of relapse. Buprenorphine is one of the medicines that work well for people with opioid addiction. Buprenorphine is a type of opioid that attaches to receptors in the brain and provides weak stimulation that is harder for people to feel a “high.” It also strongly holds onto the receptors and blocks the effects of more dangerous opioids like heroin. People find the buprenorphine relieves the opioid cravings that sabotage efforts to be in recovery yet feel more in control of the medicine because of the inability to get “high.” Buprenorphine is available as a daily oral medicine that absorbs in the mouth or a monthly long-acting shot called Sublocade.
Naltrexone
Naltrexone is another medicine that works well for people who are addicted to opioids. It also works for people with addiction to alcohol. Naltrexone completely blocks opioid receptors in the brain so that any dangerous opioids, such as heroin, do not have any effect. Naltrexone also provides control of cravings. Naltrexone is available as a daily oral medicine or as a monthly long-acting shot called Vivitrol.