Dealing with substance use disorders in general practice
dc.contributor.author | Pasche, S C | |
dc.contributor.author | Stein, Dan J | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-04-23T12:34:19Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-04-23T12:34:19Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.date.updated | 2016-04-21T08:15:27Z | |
dc.description.abstract | Substance use disorders are highly prevalent in South Africa. General practitioners are often the first point of contact and play an essential role in correctly identifying the substance use problem. This article provides an overview of the importance of screening for and assessing substance use disorders and identifying the severity of the substance use disorder, so that the right level of management can be ensured. It also examines associated co-morbidities and provides a general overview of the management of substance use disorders. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20786204.2012.10874259 | |
dc.identifier.apacitation | Pasche, S. C., & Stein, D. J. (2012). Dealing with substance use disorders in general practice. <i>South African Family Practice</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19154 | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Pasche, S C, and Dan J Stein "Dealing with substance use disorders in general practice." <i>South African Family Practice</i> (2012) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19154 | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Pasche, S. C., & Stein, D. J. (2012). Dealing with substance use disorders in general practice. South African Family Practice, 54(5), 404-407. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 2078-6190 | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Pasche, S C AU - Stein, Dan J AB - Substance use disorders are highly prevalent in South Africa. General practitioners are often the first point of contact and play an essential role in correctly identifying the substance use problem. This article provides an overview of the importance of screening for and assessing substance use disorders and identifying the severity of the substance use disorder, so that the right level of management can be ensured. It also examines associated co-morbidities and provides a general overview of the management of substance use disorders. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Family Practice LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 SM - 2078-6190 T1 - Dealing with substance use disorders in general practice TI - Dealing with substance use disorders in general practice UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19154 ER - | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19154 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://medpharm.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/20786204.2012.10874259 | |
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Pasche SC, Stein DJ. Dealing with substance use disorders in general practice. South African Family Practice. 2012; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19154. | en_ZA |
dc.language | eng | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | South African Academy of Family Physicians | en_ZA |
dc.publisher.department | Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health | en_ZA |
dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences | en_ZA |
dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 South Africa License | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/za/ | en_ZA |
dc.source | South African Family Practice | en_ZA |
dc.source.uri | http://www.safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj | |
dc.subject.other | substance use disorders | |
dc.subject.other | general practice | |
dc.title | Dealing with substance use disorders in general practice | en_ZA |
dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
uct.type.filetype | Text | |
uct.type.filetype | Image | |
uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |