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SETTING UP A HOSPITAL‐BASED DEPENDENCY RESOURCE UNIT
Author(s) -
Dowd Toni
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
australian alcohol/drug review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.018
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1465-3362
pISSN - 0726-4550
DOI - 10.1080/09595238380000071
Subject(s) - dependency (uml) , unit (ring theory) , resource (disambiguation) , intervention (counseling) , service (business) , new england , nursing , medicine , psychology , sociology , engineering , business , computer science , political science , marketing , computer network , mathematics education , systems engineering , politics , law
This paper commences with a brief historical review of addiction intervention in the New England Region of New South Wales. The concept and role of a hospital‐based assessment unit and the philosophical premises underlying its functioning are discussed briefly. The implementation of a pilot service at the Armidale and New England Hospital is outlined and some of the dilemmas encountered in consolidating the service are highlighted. Some future issues are examined.