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Co‐occurrence of Psychiatric Disorders and Alcoholism in Untreated Alcoholic Patients in a VA Medical Walk‐in (Triage) Clinic Population
Author(s) -
Liskow Barry,
Samuelson Stephen,
Powell Barbara,
Campbell Jan
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1111/j.1521-0391.1995.tb00446.x
Subject(s) - triage , psychiatry , medicine , alcohol dependence , population , alcohol , biochemistry , chemistry , environmental health
The authors identified 1,836 male veterans who were seeking treatment for various medical disorders at a walk‐in (triage) clinic and screened these patients for the presence of alcohol problems by administering a brief interview and the CAGE questionnaire. Patients who screened positive for alcohol problems and who had little or no prior treatment for these problems were then interviewed using a structured psychiatric interview to establish the presence of alcohol dependence and co‐occurring psychiatric disorders. The rate of alcohol dependence and co‐occurring disorders was substantial, and the pattern was consistent with studies of veteran patients surveyed in other clinical settings.