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The value of SBIRT to assess substance use
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2019
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.30393
Subject(s) - brief intervention , primary care , medicine , substance use , referral , intervention (counseling) , mental health , psychiatry , substance abuse detection , health care , medical diagnosis , substance abuse , family medicine , pathology , economic growth , economics
Most studies on the use of screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT), a primary care model for screening and prevention of substance use, in adolescents have looked only at outcomes related to substance use. But SBIRT can also affect use of medical services, as well as comorbidities. Researchers found that SBIRT does reduce psychiatry visits, mental health diagnoses, and chronic conditions at 1 and 3 years following the intervention. Ultimately, providing SBIRT in primary care may reduce utilization in other areas of health care later on, researchers write in the May issue of Pediatrics .