Diagnosing drug-seeking behaviour in an adult emergency department
| Autor: | Charley McNabb, Katina Breeze, Mark Stickley, Joseph Ting, Carole Foot |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel Substance-Related Disorders media_common.quotation_subject education Drug seeking Medical Staff Hospital Humans Medicine Patient group Referral and Consultation media_common Substance dependence business.industry Addiction Drug seeking behaviour Diagnostic marker Substance-related disorder Emergency department Patient Acceptance of Health Care medicine.disease Aggression Emergency Medicine Queensland Medical emergency Emergency Service Hospital business |
| Zdroj: | Emergency Medicine Australasia. 18:138-142 |
| ISSN: | 1742-6723 1742-6731 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2006.00821.x |
| Popis: | Objective: The objective of the present study were to determine factors used by ED doctors to diagnose drug seeking and their attitude towards management of this patient group. Methods: Prospective, descriptive study, of doctors working in a tertiary hospital ED. Doctors voluntarily identified patients they suspected were drug seeking and completed a written survey. Results: Thirty-seven surveys were completed for presentations involving 31 patients. A patient's specific request for narcotics, previous documented episodes of suspected drug seeking, an unwillingness to try simple analgesia and demanding or aggressive behaviour were the most frequently used factors for diagnosing drug seeking. These factors are similar to, but not the same, as the criteria in the literature. Doctors commonly found consultations involving drug seeking to be unsatisfying. Conclusions: Factors, such as those used by doctors in the present study, should not be used as diagnostic markers. Further study is warranted in order to improve the effectiveness of consultations involving drug seeking. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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