Failing to diagnose and failing to treat an addicted client: Two potentially life-threatening clinical errors
| Autor: | Daniel J. Reis, Bruce S. Liese |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Adult
Psychotherapist Substance-Related Disorders media_common.quotation_subject 030508 substance abuse Motivational Interviewing Truth Disclosure 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine mental disorders medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Diagnostic Errors Medical diagnosis media_common High prevalence Medical Errors Addiction Professional-Patient Relations medicine.disease Psychotherapy Substance abuse Alcoholism Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Female 0305 other medical science Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Psychotherapy. 53:342-346 |
| ISSN: | 1939-1536 0033-3204 |
| DOI: | 10.1037/pst0000068 |
| Popis: | Psychotherapists risk making 2 types of errors with clients who struggle with addictive behaviors: failure to diagnose addictive behaviors and failure to effectively treat addictive behaviors. Given the high prevalence of addictive behaviors in clinical populations, therapists are in a unique position to assist individuals with these problems. It is assumed that therapists possess general diagnostic and treatment skills and yet many do not diagnose or do not treat addictive behaviors. Reasons for making these errors include prohibitive beliefs and limited knowledge about addictive behaviors. We offer specific recommendations to reduce these psychotherapy errors. These include: (a) more deliberate screening and diagnosis of addictive behaviors, (b) increased application of empirically supported addiction treatments, (c) required education and training in addictive behaviors, (d) modification of prohibitive attitudes about addressing addictive behaviors, and (e) increased attention paid to the addictive behaviors by professional psychotherapy organizations. |
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