Diagnosing co-morbid drug use in patients with alcohol use disorders.
Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: Alcohol and other drug (AOD) use disorders (i.e., AOD abuse and dependence) commonly co-occur. This co-morbidity has important social, psychiatric, and medical consequences. Although making an accurate diagnosis can be challenging, especially in the context of multiple disorders, clinicians can adopt practices to improve their diagnostic accuracy. These practices include an empathic, accepting, and nonjudgmental stance that encourages patients to be honest and forthcoming in their self-report of alcohol use; being sensitive to the prevalence of substance use disorders in all patient populations and settings; and being familiar with diagnostic criteria.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Authors: Bachaar Arnaout, Ismene L Petrakis
Institutions: Yale University, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2097044822