Screening for Alcohol Use Disorders Among Medical Outpatients: The Influence of Individual and Facility Characteristics
Desai MM, Rosenheck RA, Craig TJ. Screening for Alcohol Use Disorders Among Medical Outpatients: The Influence of Individual and Facility Characteristics. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2005, 162: 1521-1526. PMID: 16055775, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.162.8.1521.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAlcohol-Related DisordersAmbulatory CareDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)FemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Facility SizeHospitals, VeteransHumansMaleMass ScreeningMedical RecordsMental DisordersMiddle AgedPrevalenceRisk FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsAlcohol use disorderAlcohol screeningMedical outpatientsUse disordersExternal Peer Review ProgramRoutine alcohol screeningMultivariate logistic regressionCase-finding activitiesSystem-level barriersQuality improvement dataLarge medical centerEligible patientsPsychiatric comorbidityPrimary careMedical CenterPositive screeningVA facilitiesAlcohol misusePositive casesDecreased likelihoodGreater riskLogistic regressionFacility characteristicsOutpatientsPatients