General Practitioners Recognizing Alcohol Dependence: A Large Cross-Sectional Study in 6 European Countries

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Authors

Jürgen Rehm · University of Toronto

Allaman Allamani · Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Roberto Della Vedova · University of Toronto

Zsuzsanna Elekes · Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Andrzej Jakubczyk · TU Dresden

I. Landsmane · Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Jakob Manthey

Abstract

General practitioners were able to identify alcohol dependence, but the cases they identified differed from cases identified using the CIDI. The role of the CIDI as the reference standard should be reexamined, as older alcohol-dependent patients with severe comorbidities seemed to be missed in this assessment.

Topics & Keywords

Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects Mental Health Treatment and Access

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Annals of Family Medicine

Volume 13, Issue 1, pp. 28-32

DOI: 10.1370/afm.1742

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