Multiple Addictions and Psychoeducation: What Standardisation Is Possible in Liaison Psychiatry?

Background: In liaison psychiatry, issues related to multiple substance use disorders are encountered, but systematic assessment and treatment protocols are lacking. The implementation of psychoeducation groups with earlier access could be one solution, but it raises the question of how to systematically approach psychoeducation for multiple substance use disorders.

Subject and method: Based on a narrative review of multiple substance use disorders in liaison psychiatry and the proposed treatments, we aimed to identify the possible systematisation of standardised psychoeducation.

Results: The triadic model of interoception-impulsivity-addiction emerged as a general approach to addressing addiction issues and could serve as a foundation for the standardisation of psychoeducation.

Conclusion: Prospective studies on the impact of systematised brief psychoeducational interventions on multiple substance use disorders in the patient treatment plan are to be developed.