TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of a substance abuse consultation and referral service in an academic medical center
T2 - Challenges, achievements and dissemination
AU - Murphy, Mary K.
AU - Chabon, Brenda
AU - Delgado, Arelis
AU - Newville, Howard
AU - Nicolson, Stephen E.
PY - 2009/3/1
Y1 - 2009/3/1
N2 - Approximately 25% of US hospital beds are occupied by individuals with active substance use disorders (SUD). Acute medical hospitalization provides an opportunity to address SUDs and provide patient-centered intervention and referral for treatment. Nationally, some hospitals have developed substance abuse consultation departments to improve the care of hospitalized substance users. In this paper we describe the Addiction Psychiatry Service (APS) in a large urban hospital which provides bed-side SUD consultation, screening, intervention and referral to treatment. APS utilizes the multiple disciplines of psychology, social work and medicine to integrate substance abuse services throughout the hospital and educate future generations of medical and psychology trainees. We conclude with how the APS service is informing the development of similar programs in other academic departments within our hospital and best practice recommendations to further disseminate this service model.
AB - Approximately 25% of US hospital beds are occupied by individuals with active substance use disorders (SUD). Acute medical hospitalization provides an opportunity to address SUDs and provide patient-centered intervention and referral for treatment. Nationally, some hospitals have developed substance abuse consultation departments to improve the care of hospitalized substance users. In this paper we describe the Addiction Psychiatry Service (APS) in a large urban hospital which provides bed-side SUD consultation, screening, intervention and referral to treatment. APS utilizes the multiple disciplines of psychology, social work and medicine to integrate substance abuse services throughout the hospital and educate future generations of medical and psychology trainees. We conclude with how the APS service is informing the development of similar programs in other academic departments within our hospital and best practice recommendations to further disseminate this service model.
KW - Consultation service
KW - Hospitalized substance users
KW - SBIRT
KW - Substance abuse
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=63449130516&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=63449130516&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10880-009-9149-8
DO - 10.1007/s10880-009-9149-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 19219627
AN - SCOPUS:63449130516
VL - 16
SP - 77
EP - 86
JO - Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
JF - Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
SN - 1068-9583
IS - 1
ER -