Joseph Volpicelli

JOSEPH VOLPICELLI is an American psychiatrist and addiction research scientist with over 100 academic publications and more than 25 years on faculty at the University of Pennsylvania. His books include Combining Medication and Psychosocial Treatments for Addictions: The BRENDA Approach and Recovery Options: The Complete Guide.

Volpicelli holds an M.D. and Ph.D. from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and is board certified in neurology, psychiatry, and addiction psychiatry. He is professor emeritus of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and is among the first researchers to demonstrate that naltrexone was effective in treating alcohol use disorder.

When not writing, Volpicelli serves as medical director and founder of the Volpicelli Center in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, and as executive director of the Institute of Addiction Medicine. This clinical work sits at the heart of his research and writing on addiction treatment.

Joseph Volpicelli’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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