In a 1993 research study led by Marc Galanter, former president of both the American Society of Addiction Medicine and the American Association of Addiction Psychiatry, attempted to measure the impact of Rational Recovery on members.

Addiction Psychiatry - study and treatment of chemical addictions.

As of October 1991, the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American Board of Medical Specialties(ABMS), with support of the American Psychological Association, established a "Committee on Certification of Added Qualifications in Addiction Psychiatry."

This was a way to identify the most educated and experienced psychiatrists in the profession; however, it was not until 1993 when "Addiction Psychiatry" was granted sub-specialization status.

Years later, in 1997 the committee's board of trustees along with the ABMS renamed the committee "Committee on Certification in the Subspecialty of Addiction Psychiatry."

She was board certified in both Adult Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry.

One is a Certificate in Added Qualifications in Addiction Psychiatry from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

They may alternatively be a member of the Section of Addiction Psychiatry, Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.

The draft report was circulated to the American Psychiatric Association, the American Society of Addiction Medicine and the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, all of which urged that it be reconsidered.

The Charity played a part in establishing the National Addiction Centre and funds a chair in Addiction Psychiatry.