Primary healthcare approach to substance abuse management
South African Family Practice
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Primary healthcare approach to substance abuse management | |
| Creator | Kaswa, Ramprakash | |
| Description | Substance abuse is common amongst patients attending primary healthcare settings. Despite the substantial impact on one’s health, substance abuse is often underdiagnosed by primary care providers owing to a lack of training and time for screening. Self-reported screening tools are easy to administer and efficient to make a substance abuse diagnosis in primary care settings. Comorbid mental illness and intimate partner violence are common amongst patients presenting with substance abuse in primary care. An early diagnosis and a brief behavioural change counselling are effective in managing substance abuse before it develops into dependency. A brief motivational communication rather than a confrontation during substance abuse screening, counselling and treatment is important to achieve optimum patient outcomes. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2021-05-26 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/safp.v63i1.5307 | |
| Source | South African Family Practice; Vol 63, No 1 (2021): Part 2; 4 pages 2078-6204 2078-6190 | |
| Language | eng | |
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https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/5307/6767
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