Paula Riggs, PhD, Professor and Director, Division of Substance Dependence, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Dr. Paula Riggs is Professor and Director of the Division of Substance Dependence in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and board certified in child, adolescent and addiction psychiatry. Dr. Riggs is nationally known for her NIH/NIDA-funded research in adolescents with co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders. She has led the field in conducting among the first controlled medication trials in such youth. Dr. Riggs and her University of Colorado research team have also developed an integrated mental health and substance treatment known as Encompass: Integrated Treatment for Adolescents and Young Adults, which is being nationally disseminated. Dr. Riggs also has a career–long commitment to teaching and mentoring young investigators and is the Principal Investigator of the American Academy of Child /Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Physician Scientist Career Development Award funded by NIDA.
Keynote Presentation:
Advances in Integrated Treatment of Co-occurring Disorders: What Does Research Say?
Dr. Riggs will review current research from which she will derive principles for integrating the treatment of co-occurring mental health problems and substance use disorders in adolescents and young adults.