Ability of counselors to detect cognitive impairment among substance-abusing patients: An examination of diagnostic efficiency

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-50

  Fals Stewart, William ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COUNSELING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SCREENING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; COGNITION; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031018196     PISSN: 10641297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1064-1297.5.1.39     Document Type: Article

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