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AAP policy statement recommends universal SBIRT by pediatricians
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent behavior letter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7575
pISSN - 1058-1073
DOI - 10.1002/cbl.30144
Subject(s) - statement (logic) , brief intervention , family medicine , referral , medicine , intervention (counseling) , pediatrics , political science , psychiatry , law
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued a policy statement supporting the need for pediatricians to screen patients for substance use, as well as refer them to necessary treatment. The statement is a revision of the 2011 AAP policy statement on substance use screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT). A clinical report accompanied the policy statement.
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