Open Access<p>Medical Student Attitudes Toward Substance Use Disorders Before and After a Skills-Based Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Curriculum</p>
Author(s) -
Jeremy D. Kidd,
Jennifer L. Smith,
MeiChen Hu,
Eva Turrigiano,
Adam Bisaga,
Edward V. Nunes,
Frances R. Levin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advances in medical education and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-7258
DOI - 10.2147/amep.s251391
Subject(s) - brief intervention , medicine , referral , intervention (counseling) , substance use , curriculum , family medicine , psychiatry , medical education , psychology , pedagogy
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is an evidence-based framework for assessing and addressing risky substance use. This study evaluated the substance-related attitudes of medical students who participated in an Enhanced Pre-Clinical SBIRT Curriculum designed to reduce stigma, help students empathize with the experiences of people using alcohol and drugs, understand substance use in-context, and feel more optimistic about efforts to prevent and treat substance use disorders (SUDs).