TY - JOUR
T1 - Chemical Dependence and Substance Abuse on a Geropsychiatric Unit
T2 - A Preliminary Study
AU - Pourian, Kristin R.
AU - Finkel, Sanford I.
AU - Lyons, John S.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - Medical records of 125 geropsychiatric inpatients were reviewed for a pilot study of the prevalence and medical and psychosocial correlates of chemical dependence and/or abuse. Patients were studied in three groups, each corresponding to the phased implementation of a program to enhance staff awareness of these problems. In contrast to patients without chemical dependence/abuse diagnoses, patients with these diagnoses had shorter lengths of stay, a greater number of psychiatric diagnoses, and were more likely to show personality disorder. Inception and implementation of the staff awareness program was associated with finding a significantly greater number of patients with chemical dependence/abuse diagnoses. 1995 American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
AB - Medical records of 125 geropsychiatric inpatients were reviewed for a pilot study of the prevalence and medical and psychosocial correlates of chemical dependence and/or abuse. Patients were studied in three groups, each corresponding to the phased implementation of a program to enhance staff awareness of these problems. In contrast to patients without chemical dependence/abuse diagnoses, patients with these diagnoses had shorter lengths of stay, a greater number of psychiatric diagnoses, and were more likely to show personality disorder. Inception and implementation of the staff awareness program was associated with finding a significantly greater number of patients with chemical dependence/abuse diagnoses. 1995 American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1521-0391.1995.tb00262.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1521-0391.1995.tb00262.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0028855393
SN - 1055-0496
VL - 4
SP - 82
EP - 87
JO - American Journal on Addictions
JF - American Journal on Addictions
IS - 1
ER -