Addiction psychiatry is a branch of psychiatry that treats those who have addictions and related psychiatric problems. An addiction psychiatrist focuses on the evaluation and treatment of individuals with alcohol, drug, or other substance-related disorders, and of those with the diagnosis of co-occurring substance-related and other psychiatric disorders. Treatment of addiction combined with a psychiatric problem may involve medication and behavioral therapy techniques, along with psychiatric consultation.
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. The United States has 1,554 practicing addiction psychiatrists. Broken out by state, addiction psychiatry doctor density in Alabama is 12, in Alaska is 1, in Arizona is 30, in Arkansas is 11, in California is 169, in Colorado is 31, in Connecticut is 49, in Delaware is 5, in District of Columbia is 15, in Florida is 83, in Georgia is 46, in Hawaii is 21, in Idaho is 3, in Illinois is 58, in Indiana is 22, in Iowa is 9, in Kansas is 11, in Kentucky is 15, in Louisiana is 26, in Maine is 11, in Maryland is 51, in Massachusetts is 81, in Michigan is 48, in Minnesota is 27, in Mississippi is 13, in Missouri is 26, in Montana is 4, in Nebraska is 12, in Nevada is 10, in New Hampshire is 7, in New Jersey is 44, in New Mexico is 15, in New York is 244, in North Carolina is 38, in North Dakota is 1, in Ohio is 59, in Oklahoma is 8, in Oregon is 13, in Pennsylvania is 101, in Rhode Island is 13, in South Carolina is 20, in South Dakota is 1, in Tennessee is 35, in Texas is 100, in Utah is 4, in Vermont is 5, in Virginia is 39, in Washington is 27, in West Virginia is 15, in Wisconsin is 32, and in Wyoming is 2.
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