Dealing with aggressive methadone patients in community pharmacy: A critical incident study

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 542-551

  Irwin, Amy ^a   Laing, Christianne ^a   Mearns, Kathryn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Methadone; Nontechnical skills; Pharmacy

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTHORITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; OPIATE ADDICTION; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGGRESSION; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUTHORITARIANISM; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; METHADONE; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PERCEPTION; PHARMACISTS; SCOTLAND; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84869864572     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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