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Attitudes and treatment expectancies of patients and general hospital staff in relation to alcoholism
Author(s) -
Potamianos G.,
Gorman D. M.,
Peters T. J.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1985.tb02616.x
Subject(s) - psychology , general hospital , nursing staff , relation (database) , psychiatry , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , nursing , medicine , family medicine , database , computer science
Attitudes to treatment were investigated in medical and nursing staff and alcoholic patients at a district general hospital. Significant differences were found between the two groups, indicating that patients prefer a strict medical approach to their problems rather than a psychological one. The implications of these findings for the planning of therapeutic strategies for alcoholics are discussed.