title: Hidden barriers to the diagnosis and treatment of alcoholism and other alcohol misuse.
abstract: Research into physician-patient contacts regarding alcohol-related problems suggests that patients are willing to reveal that these problems but not to ask for help, while physicians are prepared to tackle the matter only if their authority is acknowledged through a request for help.
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology*; D003142:Communication; D003144:Communication Barriers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011573:Psychoanalytic Interpretation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires