How nurse therapists assess and contribute to the management of alcohol and sedative drug use among anxious patients.
Fourteen nurse therapists completed self-administered questionnaires on their assessment of and input to management of alcohol and sedative drug use among 110 anxious patients referred to them for behaviour therapy. Information on use and on case management is summarized. The therapists play an active, extended role in assessing, communicating about and in some cases advising on reduction of these substances. Policies on use in the context of behaviour therapy are formed in training, and implications for training and the need for awareness of the relevant literature are discussed.
D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D001007:Anxiety / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003376:Counseling; D003975:Diazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D006113:United Kingdom
D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D003975:Diazepam