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Clinical practice. Unhealthy alcohol use.
- R. Saitz
- Medicine
- The New England journal of medicine
- 10 February 2005
A 32-year-old man has a three-month history of difficulty sleeping. On questioning, he mentions that he drinks four to six glasses of wine three to four times per week. How should his case be… Expand
PTSD in Urban Primary Care: High Prevalence and Low Physician Recognition
- J. Liebschutz, R. Saitz, +4 authors J. Samet
- Medicine
- Journal of General Internal Medicine
- 10 March 2007
BACKGROUNDPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with medical and psychological morbidity. The prevalence of PTSD in urban primary care has not been well described.OBJECTIVETo measure the… Expand
Unhealthy Drinking Patterns in Older Adults: Prevalence and Associated Characteristics
- E. Merrick, C. Horgan, +5 authors F. Blow
- Medicine
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- 1 February 2008
OBJECTIVES: To examine the prevalence of unhealthy drinking patterns in community‐dwelling older adults and its association with sociodemographic and health characteristics.
Alcohol Consumption and HIV Disease Progression
- J. Samet, D. Cheng, H. Libman, D. Nunes, J. Alperen, R. Saitz
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
- 1 October 2007
Objective:To assess the relation between alcohol consumption and laboratory markers of HIV disease progression. Methods:We prospectively assessed CD4 cell counts, HIV RNA levels, and alcohol… Expand
Primary Care Validation of a Single-Question Alcohol Screening Test
- P. C. Smith, S. M. Schmidt, Donald Allensworth-Davies, R. Saitz
- Medicine
- Journal of General Internal Medicine
- 27 February 2009
ABSTRACTBACKGROUNDUnhealthy alcohol use is prevalent but under-diagnosed in primary care settings.OBJECTIVETo validate, in primary care, a single-item screening test for unhealthy alcohol use… Expand
Alcohol screening and brief intervention in primary care: Absence of evidence for efficacy in people with dependence or very heavy drinking.
- R. Saitz
- Medicine
- Drug and alcohol review
- 1 November 2010
ISSUES
Although screening and brief intervention (BI) in the primary-care setting reduces unhealthy alcohol use, its efficacy among patients with dependence has not been established. This systematic… Expand
Introduction to Alcohol Withdrawal
- R. Saitz
- Psychology, Medicine
- Alcohol health and research world
- 1998
Heavy drinkers who suddenly decrease their alcohol consumption or abstain completely may experience alcohol withdrawal (AW). Signs and symptoms of AW can include, among others, mild to moderate… Expand
Homeless Chronicity and Health-Related Quality of Life Trajectories Among Adults With Addictions
Background:New federal initiatives target funds toward chronically homeless as distinct from other homeless persons. Few data exist, however, to substantiate the implications of chronic homelessness… Expand
Screening and intervention for alcohol problems. A national survey of primary care physicians and psychiatrists.
- P. Friedmann, D. McCullough, M. Chin, R. Saitz
- Medicine
- Journal of general internal medicine
- 2000
OBJECTIVE
To describe adult primary care physicians' and psychiatrists' approach to alcohol screening and treatment, and to identify correlates of more optimal practices.
DESIGN
Cross-sectional… Expand
Screening and brief intervention online for college students: the ihealth study.
AIMS
To test the feasibility of online alcohol screening and brief intervention (BI) by comparing (i) two approaches to inviting all students to be screened, and (ii) a minimal versus a more… Expand
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