Abstract
Objective
Acupuncture has been studied as an adjunct for addiction treatments. Because many hospitals, outpatient clinics, and facilities are integrating acupuncture treatment, it is important that psychiatrists remain informed about this treatment. This manuscript describes the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) protocol and its inclusion as part of the curriculum for psychiatry addictions fellows.
Methods
Psychiatry and psychology fellows completed the NADA training (n = 20) and reported on their satisfaction with the training.
Results
Overall, participants stated that they found the training beneficial and many were integrating acupuncture within their current practice.
Conclusions
Results support the acceptability of acupuncture training among psychiatry fellows in this program.
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Acknowledgments
This research was supported in part through a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) T-32 grant, 5T32DA007238-23 (Petrakis). The funding sources had no role other than financial support. We wish to acknowledge Denise Romano, APRN, NADA Registered Trainer; Matteo Cretella, CAC, NADA Registered Trainer-Apprentice; Kenneth Carter, MD, MPH; NADA Registered Trainer; and Michael Smith, MD, NADA Registered Trainer; for their assistance in the training of the psychiatry and psychology fellows in the NADA protocol. Further, we wish to acknowledge Ismene Petrakis, MD, and Ellen Edens, MD, MPE, for their support of the NADA curriculum at Yale University School of Medicine. Finally, we wish to thank the fellows that provided their feedback for this project.
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All authors are, or have been, affiliated with the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA). Katurah Bryant, RN, LMFT, and Jolomi Ikomi, MD, originally presented these results at the 2014 NADA conference.
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Serafini, K., Bryant, K., Ikomi, J. et al. Training Psychiatry Addiction Fellows in Acupuncture. Acad Psychiatry 40, 503–506 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-015-0342-9
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