The effect of an inpatient chemical dependency rotation on residents' clinical behavior.
The effect of a rotation in a chemical dependency unit on subsequent resident diagnoses in the family practice clinic was investigated by clinic audit. A significant increase in diagnoses of alcoholism (56 vs. 18, P less than .05) and chemical dependency (114 vs. 49, P less than .001) was found in the year following initiation of the rotation. An inpatient rotation immediately increases resident recognition of addictive illness in the model clinic.
D000437:Alcoholism; D002983:Clinical Competence; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008485:Medical Audit; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders