Kristopher A Kast, M.D., assistant professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, program director of the Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Program, and clinical director of the Addiction Consult Service, recently served as author of a newly-published paper in the Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. The paper, “Applying Good Psychiatric Management for Borderline Personality Disorder in Hospitalized Patients with Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders,” presents a case illustrating common challenges in the hospital management and treatment of comorbid borderline personality disorder and substance use disorders.
Kast was also quoted in an article for NBC News titled "Once feared, illicit fentanyl is now a drug of choice for many opioid users." Read the article by clicking here.
Citation:
Hwang, Barrington J., Brandon T. Unruh, and Kristopher A. Kast. “Applying Good Psychiatric Management for Borderline Personality Disorder in Hospitalized Patients with Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders.” Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, August 19, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaclp.2022.08.003.