A Addiction Psychiatrist specializes in treating people with substance use disorders, compulsive behaviors, and other mental health issues. They provide comprehensive care that includes medical, psychological, and social treatments. They work with individuals, families, and groups to develop strategies for managing and treating addiction.
Addiction psychiatrists are mental health professionals who specialize in treating individuals with alcohol, substance use, and other process addictions. They assess an individual’s mental health, as well as their physical health, to develop a plan for treatment. This plan may include medications, counseling, and/or group therapy. Addiction psychiatrists focus on helping their patients to understand and address underlying psychological issues that may be contributing to their addiction.
An Addiction Psychiatrist is a medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental health disorders, particularly those related to substance use. Addiction Psychiatrists help individuals who suffer from addiction to drugs, alcohol, or other substances, as well as those who are affected by their loved one’s substance use. They are responsible for providing comprehensive care, including individual and group therapy, psychoeducation, and medication management.
The primary responsibilities of an Addiction Psychiatrist include diagnosing and treating mental health disorders related to substance use, developing individualized treatment plans, providing psychotherapy and other therapeutic interventions, and prescribing medications as needed. They also provide case management, help patients develop coping skills, and work with other professionals to coordinate care.
To become an Addiction Psychiatrist, one must complete a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from an accredited medical school, followed by a three-year residency in psychiatry. In addition, many states require licensure for all psychiatrists. Most psychiatrists also pursue board certification in addiction psychiatry, which requires passing a written and oral examination.
As of 2020, there were approximately 15,000 certified addiction psychiatrists in the United States. The majority of addiction psychiatrists are male (66%), with an average age of 51. Nearly half of all addiction psychiatrists (47%) have a private practice, while the rest are employed in hospitals, government agencies, or other healthcare facilities. The average salary for an addiction psychiatrist is $179,000 per year. The highest-paid addiction psychiatrists can make up to $250,000 annually.
In terms of educational background, most addiction psychiatrists have completed a four-year medical school program and a three-year psychiatry residency. Additionally, many addiction psychiatrists have a two-year fellowship in addiction psychiatry, which is required for board certification.
The most common treatment methods used by addiction psychiatrists include cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and pharmacotherapy.
1. Dr. Marvin E. Bond Jr., M.D., The Retreat at Sheppard Pratt, 6501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21204
2. Dr. Peter L. Brill, M.D., The Retreat at Sheppard Pratt, 6501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21204
3. Dr. John F. Atkins Jr., M.D., The Retreat at Sheppard Pratt, 6501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21204
4. Dr. Robert M. Greenfield, M.D., Baltimore Addiction Center, 201 E. Pratt Street, Suite 1300, Baltimore, MD 21202
5. Dr. Robert M. Schwartz, M.D., Baltimore Addiction Center, 201 E. Pratt Street, Suite 1300, Baltimore, MD 21202
6. Dr. Thomas M. Kosten, M.D., Baltimore Addiction Center, 201 E. Pratt Street, Suite 1300, Baltimore, MD 21202
7. Dr. David S. Herin, M.D., University of Maryland Addiction Treatment Center, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
8. Dr. Joshua L. Miller, M.D., University of Maryland Addiction Treatment Center, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
9. Dr. Andrew L. Wilner, M.D., University of Maryland Addiction Treatment Center, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
10. Dr. William M. Imhoff, M.D., Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
11. Dr. Thomas D. Brown, M.D., Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
12. Dr. Robert C. Meisner, M.D., Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
13. Dr. Rebecca M. Seelig, M.D., Baltimore Behavioral Health, 6401 York Road, Suite 202, Baltimore, MD 21212
14. Dr. Robert J. Silver, M.D., Baltimore Behavioral Health, 6401 York Road, Suite 202, Baltimore, MD 21212
15. Dr. Richard A. Schottenfeld, M.D., Baltimore Behavioral Health, 6401 York Road, Suite 202, Baltimore, MD 21212
16. Dr. Adam M. Bisaga, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
17. Dr. David M. Fiellin, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
18. Dr. Richard S. Schottenfeld, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
19. Dr. Joseph R. Guydish, M.D., University of Maryland Addiction Treatment Program, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
20. Dr. Roger D. Weiss, M.D., University of Maryland Addiction Treatment Program, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
21. Dr. Mark A. Ilgen, M.D., University of Maryland Addiction Treatment Program, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
22. Dr. Richard A. Rawson, M.D., Sheppard Pratt Health System, 6501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21204
23. Dr. Aimee Campbell, M.D., Sheppard Pratt Health System, 6501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21204
24. Dr. Robert E. Drake, M.D., Sheppard Pratt Health System, 6501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21204
25. Dr. Steven D. Passik, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
26. Dr. Richard S. Schottenfeld, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
27. Dr. Charles P. O'Brien, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
28. Dr. Michael S. Levy, M.D., Addiction Recovery Network, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Suite 400, Towson, MD 21204
29. Dr. Mark M. Smith, M.D., Addiction Recovery Network, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Suite 400, Towson, MD 21204
30. Dr. Martin J. Adler, M.D., Addiction Recovery Network, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Suite 400, Towson, MD 21204
31. Dr. Andrew J. Saxon, M.D., University of Maryland Behavioral Health Services, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
32. Dr. Mark S. Gold, M.D., University of Maryland Behavioral Health Services, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
33. Dr. Charles L. Schuster, M.D., University of Maryland Behavioral Health Services, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
34. Dr. Robert J. Millman, M.D., Sheppard Pratt Health System, 6501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21204
35. Dr. Thomas F. Babor, M.D., Sheppard Pratt Health System, 6501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21204
36. Dr. Charles P. O'Brien, M.D., Sheppard Pratt Health System, 6501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21204
37. Dr. Richard A. Rawson, M.D., University of Maryland Addiction Treatment Program, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
38. Dr. Mark A. Ilgen, M.D., University of Maryland Addiction Treatment Program, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
39. Dr. George E. Woody, M.D., University of Maryland Addiction Treatment Program, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
40. Dr. Walter Ling, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
41. Dr. Robert L. DuPont, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
42. Dr. Thomas F. Babor, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
43. Dr. David A. Fiellin, M.D., Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
44. Dr. Gail D. Melin, M.D., Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
45. Dr. James M. Shultz, M.D., Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
46. Dr. Robert M. Schwartz, M.D., Baltimore Addiction Center, 201 E. Pratt Street, Suite 1300, Baltimore, MD 21202
47. Dr. David S. Herin, M.D., Baltimore Addiction Center, 201 E. Pratt Street, Suite 1300, Baltimore, MD 21202
48. Dr. Thomas M. Kosten, M.D., Baltimore Addiction Center, 201 E. Pratt Street, Suite 1300, Baltimore, MD 21202
49. Dr. Robert M. Greenfield, M.D., Baltimore Behavioral Health, 6401 York Road, Suite 202, Baltimore, MD 21212
50. Dr. Robert J. Silver, M.D., Baltimore Behavioral Health, 6401 York Road, Suite 202, Baltimore, MD 21212
51. Dr. Richard A. Schottenfeld, M.D., Baltimore Behavioral Health, 6401 York Road, Suite 202, Baltimore, MD 21212
52. Dr. Mark M. Smith, M.D., Addiction Recovery Network, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Suite 400, Towson, MD 21204
53. Dr. Martin J. Adler, M.D., Addiction Recovery Network, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Suite 400, Towson, MD 21204
54. Dr. Steven D. Passik, M.D., Addiction Recovery Network, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Suite 400, Towson, MD 21204
55. Dr. Joshua L. Miller, M.D., The Retreat at Sheppard Pratt, 6501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21204
56. Dr. John F. Atkins Jr., M.D., The Retreat at Sheppard Pratt, 6501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21204
57. Dr. Peter L. Brill, M.D., The Retreat at Sheppard Pratt, 6501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21204
58. Dr. Marvin E. Bond Jr., M.D., University of Maryland Addiction Treatment Program, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
59. Dr. Joseph R. Guydish, M.D., University of Maryland Addiction Treatment Program, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
60. Dr. Roger D. Weiss, M.D., University of Maryland Addiction Treatment Program, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
61. Dr. Andrew L. Wilner, M.D., Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
62. Dr. Thomas D. Brown, M.D., Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
63. Dr. Robert C. Meisner, M.D., Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
64. Dr. William M. Imhoff, M.D., Sheppard Pratt Health System, 6501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21204
65. Dr. Aimee Campbell, M.D., Sheppard Pratt Health System, 6501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21204
66. Dr. Robert E. Drake, M.D., Sheppard Pratt Health System, 6501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21204
67. Dr. Andrew J. Saxon, M.D., University of Maryland Behavioral Health Services, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
68. Dr. Mark S. Gold, M.D., University of Maryland Behavioral Health Services, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
69. Dr. Charles L. Schuster, M.D., University of Maryland Behavioral Health Services, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
70. Dr. Robert J. Millman, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
71. Dr. Thomas F. Babor, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
72. Dr. Charles P. O'Brien, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
73. Dr. Michael S. Levy, M.D., Addiction Recovery Network, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Suite 400, Towson, MD 21204
74. Dr. Martin J. Adler, M.D., Addiction Recovery Network, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Suite 400, Towson, MD 21204
75. Dr. Steven D. Passik, M.D., Addiction Recovery Network, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Suite 400, Towson, MD 21204
76. Dr. Richard A. Rawson, M.D., The Retreat at Sheppard Pratt, 6501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21204
77. Dr. John F. Atkins Jr., M.D., The Retreat at Sheppard Pratt, 6501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21204
78. Dr. Peter L. Brill, M.D., The Retreat at Sheppard Pratt, 6501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21204
79. Dr. Robert M. Greenfield, M.D., University of Maryland Addiction Treatment Program, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
80. Dr. David S. Herin, M.D., University of Maryland Addiction Treatment Program, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
81. Dr. Thomas M. Kosten, M.D., University of Maryland Addiction Treatment Program, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
82. Dr. Joshua L. Miller, M.D., Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
83. Dr. Thomas D. Brown, M.D., Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
84. Dr. Robert C. Meisner, M.D., Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
85. Dr. William M. Imhoff, M.D., Baltimore Addiction Center, 201 E. Pratt Street, Suite 1300, Baltimore, MD 21202
86. Dr. Robert M. Schwartz, M.D., Baltimore Addiction Center, 201 E. Pratt Street, Suite 1300, Baltimore, MD 21202
87. Dr. Thomas M. Kosten, M.D., Baltimore Addiction Center, 201 E. Pratt Street, Suite 1300, Baltimore, MD 21202
88. Dr. Rebecca M. Seelig, M.D., Baltimore Behavioral Health, 6401 York Road, Suite 202, Baltimore, MD 21212
89. Dr. Robert J. Silver, M.D., Baltimore Behavioral Health, 6401 York Road, Suite 202, Baltimore, MD 21212
90. Dr. Richard A. Schottenfeld, M.D., Baltimore Behavioral Health, 6401 York Road, Suite 202, Baltimore, MD 21212
91. Dr. Adam M. Bisaga, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
92. Dr. David M. Fiellin, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
93. Dr. Richard S. Schottenfeld, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
94. Dr. Joseph R. Guydish, M.D., University of Maryland Behavioral Health Services, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
95. Dr. Mark S. Gold, M.D., University of Maryland Behavioral Health Services, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
96. Dr. Charles L. Schuster, M.D., University of Maryland Behavioral Health Services, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
97. Dr. Robert J. Millman, M.D., Sheppard Pratt Health System, 6501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21204
98. Dr. Aimee Campbell, M.D., Sheppard Pratt Health System, 6501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21204
99. Dr. Robert E. Drake, M.D., Sheppard Pratt Health System, 6501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21204
100. Dr. Andrew J. Saxon, M.D., Addiction Recovery Network, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Suite 400, Towson, MD 21204
