“Can a psychologist help with opioid addiction?”
I have been addicted to opioids for the last 3 years since my car accident. Can a psychologist help with opioid addiction?
4 Answers
They definitely can help in terms of helping you address any other factors
that may have led to your addiction. There are also medications that can
help that psychiatrists or other providers can prescribe.
that may have led to your addiction. There are also medications that can
help that psychiatrists or other providers can prescribe.
Yes, a therapist can help. Also doing a program would be a really good idea like rehab or intensive outpatient program. There are also many medications that can help.
Yes, a psychologist can be very beneficial for addiction using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT.
See this link...
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2017/04/ce-corner
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2017/04/ce-corner
