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General practitioners' experiences of patients with drug and alcohol problems

ROCHE, ANN M., GURAY, COLLEEN, SAUNDERS, JOHN B.·1991·British Journal of Addiction
DOI 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1991.tb01779.x
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Convergent focus groups, a qualitative research methodology, were used to determine what general practitioners considered to be the main obstacles and disincentives to the effective management of persons with drug and alcohol problems. Seven groups were conducted, involving 44 general practitioners whose practices were based in representative parts of metropolitan Sydney and a rural area of New South Wales. The study revealed that most doctors are not as threatened, resistant or pessimistic about drug and alcohol intervention as much of the previous work in the area would suggest. However, they held different views according to the drug in question. General practitioners were more sympathetic to patients with alcohol problems but only some agreed that it was a legitimate area for medical involvement and one in which they were prepared to become involved. The prescribing and use of minor tranquillisers was widely tolerated and perceived to present few problems for individuals or the community. Opiate users, by contrast, were least favoured, with hostility expressed by most towards them. A provisional typology of general practitioners was developed with three distinct groupings (‘interactive problem‐solvers’, ‘traditionalist healers’ and ‘technologists’), according to the model of medical practice assumed. This scheme, whilst not definitive, provides a structure for targeting general practitioners for medical education and has implications for tailoring medical training programs at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. General issues relating to the development of typologies are discussed.

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  3. Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1987, Drug Scences. A Report on Drugs and Drug Dependence
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  6. National Health and Medical Research Council, 1987, Is There a Safe Level of Daily Consumption of Alcohol for Men and Women
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Authors
ROCHE, A. M., GURAY, C., & SAUNDERS, J. B.
Affiliations
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (AU)
ORCID
Venue
British Journal of Addiction
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1991-03
Volume
86
Issue
3
Pages
263-275
ISSN
  • 0952-0481 (ISSN-L)
  • 2056-5178
DOI
10.1111/j.1360-0443.1991.tb01779.x
OpenAlex
W2067203752
Cited by
100
References
27
Citations by year
2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 8 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
FWCI
5.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 5443 d)
Locations
  • British Journal of Addiction (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Family Practice › Primary Care and Health Outcomes
Keywords
general practitioners, drug-related problems, alcohol problems, barriers to treatment, medical interventions, opiate users, drug prescribing, medical education
MeSH terms
Adult, Alcoholism, Family Practice, Female, Humans, Male, New South Wales, Physician-Patient Relations, Physician's Role, Substance-Related Disorders

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