Screening for unhealthy alcohol and other drug use by Health educators: Do primary care clinicians document screening results?

Journal of Addiction Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 204-209

  Kim, Theresa W ^a,b   Saitz, Richard ^a,b,c   Kretsch, Natalie ^a   Cruz, Alissa ^a   Winter, Michael R ^c   Shanahan, Christopher W ^a,b   Alford, Daniel P ^a,b  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brief intervention; Primary care; Screening

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; ADDICTION; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BOSTON; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EDUCATORS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84881017622     PISSN: 19320620     EISSN: 19353227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0b013e31828da017     Document Type: Article

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