Search results for "Substance abuse"
December 2010
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/12/
March 2012
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/03/
August 2014
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/08/
Saving money by giving care for free
At most hospitals, paying for medical care means handing over proof of insurance or a credit card. At The Caring Place in Allentown, Pa., it can mean reading to children, baking cookies or translating for other patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/03/care.htm
15 Mar 2007
Assessing unhealthy alcohol use in hospitalized patients
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) estimates that 3 in 10 Americans drink enough to put them at risk for health problems.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/04/unhealthy-drinkers.htm
15 Apr 2007
Parity laws seek balance for mental health coverage
Legislators look for equality with insurance for physical ailments.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/10/parity-laws.htm
15 Oct 2007
Listening in lieu of lecturing
Docs try motivational interviewing to change health behaviors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/03/listening.htm
15 Mar 2008
Identifying personality disorders
An excerpt from “Psychiatry Essentials for Primary Care,”� new from ACP Press.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/04/disorders.htm
15 Apr 2008
Clinicians and the care of sexual minorities
An excerpt from “The Fenway Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health,”� new from ACP Press.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/05/book.htm
15 May 2008
Fighting the battle against PTSD
While the military screens soldiers leaving Iraq and Afghanistan for mental health problems at least twice within six months of returning from combat, PTSD can show up several months or years after a person leaves the battlefield. Internists in community and Veterans Affairs hospitals alike must be able to spot and treat PTSD in patients, even when the disorder isn’t immediately apparent.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/09/cover.htm
15 Sep 2008