Alcohol withdrawal
AbstractOBJECTIVE: To describe current practices employed in the inpatient treatment for alcohol withdrawal.DESIGN: Survey.SETTING: Inpatient alcoholism treatment programs in the United...
View ArticleScreening and intervention for alcohol problems
AbstractOBJECTIVE: To describe adult primary care physicians’ and psychiatrists’ approach to alcohol screening and treatment, and to identify correlates of more optimal practices.DESIGN:...
View ArticleImpact of U.S. Citizenship status on cancer screening among immigrant women
AbstractOBJECTIVE: We evaluated the relationship between U.S. citizenship status and the receipt of Pap smears and mammograms among immigrant women in California.DESIGN: Cross-sectional study using...
View ArticleThe severity of unhealthy alcohol use in hospitalized medical patients
AbstractBACKGROUND: Professional organizations recommend screening and brief intervention for unhealthy alcohol use; however, brief intervention has established efficacy only for people without alcohol...
View ArticleImpact of health literacy on depressive symptoms and mental health-related...
AbstractBACKGROUND: Health literacy has been linked to health status in a variety of chronic diseases. However, evidence for a relationship between health literacy and mental health outcomes is...
View ArticleAwareness of Hepatitis C Diagnosis is Associated with Less Alcohol Use Among...
AbstractBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVEIt is unknown whether testing HIV-infected individuals for hepatitis C virus (HCV) and informing them of their HCV status impacts subsequent alcohol use. We hypothesized...
View ArticleAlcohol Counseling Reflects Higher Quality of Primary Care
AbstractBackgroundSome primary care physicians do not conduct alcohol screening because they assume their patients do not want to discuss alcohol use.ObjectivesTo assess whether (1) alcohol counseling...
View ArticleUnhealthy Drinking Patterns and Receipt of Preventive Medical Services by...
AbstractBackgroundPreventive service use among older adults is suboptimal. Unhealthy drinking may constitute a risk factor for failure to receive these services.ObjectivesTo determine the relationship...
View ArticlePromoting Substance Use Education Among Generalist Physicians: An Evaluation...
ABSTRACTBACKGROUNDEducation about substance use (SU) disorders remains inadequate in medical training.OBJECTIVETo describe the Chief Resident Immersion Training (CRIT) program in addiction medicine and...
View ArticlePrimary Care Validation of a Single-Question Alcohol Screening Test
ABSTRACTBACKGROUNDUnhealthy alcohol use is prevalent but under-diagnosed in primary care settings.OBJECTIVETo validate, in primary care, a single-item screening test for unhealthy alcohol use...
View ArticleDiscrepancy in Diagnosis and Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder...
AbstractIn primary care (PC), patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are often undiagnosed. To determine variables associated with treatment, this cross-sectional study assessed 592 adult...
View ArticleUnhealthy Alcohol Use: What is it? What Can and Should We be Doing About it...
AbstractUnhealthy alcohol use is the spectrum from any use that risks health consequences, to use with consequences, to the diagnoses or disorders alcohol abuse (or harmful alcohol use) and alcohol...
View ArticleDrinking Patterns of Older Adults with Chronic Medical Conditions
ABSTRACTBACKGROUNDUnderstanding alcohol consumption patterns of older adults with chronic illness is important given the aging baby boomer generation, the increase in prevalence of chronic conditions...
View ArticleNo Detectable Association Between Frequency of Marijuana Use and Health or...
ABSTRACTBACKGROUNDMarijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug, yet its impact on health and healthcare utilization has not been studied extensively.METHODSTo assess the cross-sectional association...
View ArticleValidation of Self-Administered Single-Item Screening Questions (SISQs) for...
ABSTRACTBackgroundVery brief single-item screening questions (SISQs) for alcohol and other drug use can facilitate screening in health care settings, but are not widely used. Self-administered versions...
View ArticlePrimary Care Patients with Drug Use Report Chronic Pain and Self-Medicate...
ABSTRACTBACKGROUNDChronic pain is common among patients with drug use disorders. The prevalence of chronic pain and its consequences in primary care patients who use drugs is unknown.OBJECTIVESTo...
View ArticleRethinking alcohol interventions in health care: a thematic meeting of the...
AbstractIn 2016, the International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol & Other Drugs convened a meeting titled “Rethinking alcohol interventions in health care”. The aims of the meeting were...
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