Alcohol Use Psychiatrists in 98370
Kimberly Patterson
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, ARNP, FNP, PMHNP
Verified Verified
Poulsbo, WA 98370 (Online Only)
I am an ANCC Board Certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner specializing in evidence-based psychopharmacology. As a telehealth provider, I am able to connect with you via a user-friendly platform, from the comfort and privacy of your own home offering flexible hours that include weekends, early mornings, and evenings. I treat a wide variety of mental health concerns for all ages, including mood disorders, anxiety, PTSD, personality disorders, ADHD, psychosis, eating disorders, and substance use disorders.
I am an ANCC Board Certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner specializing in evidence-based psychopharmacology. As a telehealth provider, I am able to connect with you via a user-friendly platform, from the comfort and privacy of your own home offering flexible hours that include weekends, early mornings, and evenings. I treat a wide variety of mental health concerns for all ages, including mood disorders, anxiety, PTSD, personality disorders, ADHD, psychosis, eating disorders, and substance use disorders.
Neupathway (Mirandine Fitchette)
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, FPMHNP, BC, MSN/DNP
Verified Verified
Poulsbo, WA 98370
Accepting New Clients! Same Week Availability! ......... Mirandine is a board certified family psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. She provides psychiatric/mental health services to clients across the lifespan (adults, adolescents, children as young as six years old). Our utmost dedication lies in offering exceptional in-person and tele-psychiatry services that encompass comprehensive care and prioritize the delivery of high-quality healthcare. If you are interested in scheduling an appointment, we kindly invite you to visit our website at neupathway.com/appointments.
Accepting New Clients! Same Week Availability! ......... Mirandine is a board certified family psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. She provides psychiatric/mental health services to clients across the lifespan (adults, adolescents, children as young as six years old). Our utmost dedication lies in offering exceptional in-person and tele-psychiatry services that encompass comprehensive care and prioritize the delivery of high-quality healthcare. If you are interested in scheduling an appointment, we kindly invite you to visit our website at neupathway.com/appointments.
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Alcohol Use Psychiatrists
Are there specific medications for alcohol use?
There are oral medications approved to treat alcohol use disorder—such as disulfiram, acamprosate, and naltrexone, which also comes in an injectable form. These medications do help people reduce their drinking as well as avoid the problem of relapse. Naltrexone helps reduce cravings, disulfiram can make a person feel sick when they drink, and acamprosate may help ease symptoms like poor sleep and anxious feelings.
How do alcohol recovery or rehabilitation programs work?
In inpatient programs, individuals live in a facility with other patients in recovery; in outpatient programs,individuals live at home. These facilities are staffed with healthcare professionals including physicians, nurses, psychologists, counselors, and psychotherapists. Staff can also include people who have recovered themselves, serving as mentors and guides. These programs may use abstinence, harm reduction, detoxification, psychotherapy, and other tools for recovery.
How do 12-step programs combined with psychotherapy work?
Members of 12-step programs help each other reach abstinence and work to maintain it. These programs promote complete change in the individual’s emotional, mental, physical, and even spiritual perspectives. Some programs require that new members attend 90 meetings in 90 days. Many people do attend these programs in conjunction with their work in psychotherapy; the combination of therapy along with 12-step can be extremely effective.
How does harm reduction combined with psychotherapy work?
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, harm reduction prevents death, injury, disease, overdose, and substance misuse. People who choose harm reduction for alcohol use reduce the amount of alcohol they intake. It is not abstinence-based like a 12-step program, but combining harm reduction with psychotherapy proves to be effective for many people.