Psych Reads SS: Addiction Psychiatry

Psych Reads SS: Addiction Psychiatry Addiction Psychiatry lies at the intersection of neuroscience, psychopharmacology, behavioural medicine, and public health. It demands far more than the memorisation of diagnostic criteria, it requires a mechanistic understanding of reward circuitry, craving, withdrawal, impaired control, relapse, and recovery. **Psych Reads SS: Addiction Psychiatry** is an academically rigorous and clinically oriented learning programme designed for psychiatry residents and aspirants preparing for DM, PDF, fellowship, and other superspeciality entrance examinations. The programme provides structured coverage of substance-use disorders from their neurobiology and clinical assessment to intoxication and withdrawal syndromes, pharmacological interventions, psychosocial treatments, harm-reduction strategies, and emerging therapeutic approaches. Complex concepts are translated into clear, examination-relevant frameworks without sacrificing scientific depth. Through focused discussions, high-yield revision, clinical reasoning, and entrance-oriented questions, the programme aims to bridge the gap between postgraduate psychiatry training and the advanced understanding expected at the superspeciality level. Move beyond knowing substances. Understand addiction as a disorder of brain circuits, behaviour, and clinical decision-making.