Historique
Article de Périodique
Alcohol use in adults (2013)
Auteur(s) :
FRIEDMANN, P. D.
Année
2013
Page(s) :
365-373
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
55
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol
Thésaurus mots-clés
ALCOOL
;
PRISE EN CHARGE
;
ABUS
;
DEPISTAGE
;
DIAGNOSTIC
;
DEPENDANCE
;
INTERVENTION BREVE
;
PRATIQUE PROFESSIONNELLE
;
RECOMMANDATION
;
ALCOOLIQUE
Note générale :
Correspondence: NEJM 2013;368(17):1654-6.
Résumé :
A 57-year-old man with a history of alcohol dependence comes for an annual examination. He reports that he has reduced his drinking to two beers two to three times per week and has not had five or more drinks on any occasion or any adverse consequences for the past 2 years. He states that he drinks "for his health" and that "it is under control." How should his case be assessed and managed?
Clinicians should routinely screen patients for risk drinking. Management strategies, including brief interventions, supervised withdrawal, specialty treatment, pharmacotherapy plus brief medical-management counseling, and mutual support groups, are discussed.
Clinicians should routinely screen patients for risk drinking. Management strategies, including brief interventions, supervised withdrawal, specialty treatment, pharmacotherapy plus brief medical-management counseling, and mutual support groups, are discussed.
Affiliation :
Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA