Evaluation & Management of Patients with Anxiety Disorders & Substance Use

This training will equip clinicians with the knowledge and skills to accurately evaluate patients presenting with comorbid anxiety disorders and substance use by recognizing overlapping symptoms and differentiating primary from substance induced anxiety.

Level: Beginner

Learning Objectives

After attending this course, participants will be able to:

• Identify reasons why patients with anxiety disorders use substances
• Describe why patinets with substance use develop anxiety
• Identify way to differentiate primary anxiety disorders with substance induced anxiety

Course Outline

12:00 pm: Introduction

12:10 pm: Review epidemiology of anxiety disorders

12:15 pm: Review screening tools for anxiety disorders

12:20 pm: Discuss reasons why patients with anxiety use substances

12:25 pm: Discuss brain changes resulting from substance use which lead to anxiety

12:30 pm: Discuss history taking techniques to differentiate primary versus substance inducded anxiety

12:40 pm: Case discussion and Q&A

About the Presenter

Dr. Enrique Oviedo is a board-certified addiction psychiatrist who currently serves as medical director for substance use disorder treatment at Catholic Charities. He has published research in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, Psychiatric Services, and Addiction. Dr. Oviedo has been with Catholic Charities for 13 years and currently sees patients at the Lansdowne, Millersville, and Dundalk offices.

Registration & Info

This course is provided free to current Catholic Charities of Baltimore employees and for a fee to non-employees. Registration and additional information, including cost is available via Eventbrite. Registration closes at 11:59 pm on October 12, 2025 or when space is full, whichever comes first. Refunds may be requested via the Eventbrite platform until October 12, 2025 at 11:59 pm; after that date no refund will be given. Please contact Johanna Miller at jmiller@cc-md.org with any questions, concerns, or requests for special accommodations.

Course Completion & CE Info

Course completion requirements: Participants must attend the entire course and complete a course evaluation to earn CE credit. Certificates of completion will be e-mailed within 10 business days.

This course qualifies for 1 contact hours. See below for specific course approvals.

Associated Catholic Charities is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education learning activities and maintains full responsibility for this program. This training qualifies for 1 hours in Category 1 continuing education units.

Contact Information

Catholic Charities of Baltimore (Associated Catholic Charities)

2300B Dulaney Valley Road

Timonium, MD 21093

667-600-2000

info@cc-md.org

www.cc-md.org