title: Primary care of the patient in recovery.
abstract: In the long view, it is likely that the primary care physician will have more contact than other health care professionals with the patient in recovery and consequently needs to have a thorough understanding of the principles of recovery. The patients' personal physician can and should play a pivotal role in their recovery. Aside from knowledge of the principles of recovery, the most important factor in working with these patients may be the nature of the patient-physician relationship.
authors.affiliation: Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 295 Calhoun Street Room 126, Charleston, SC 29425, USA; Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Medical University of South Carolina, 295 Calhoun Street Room 126, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. Electronic address: mallinr@musc.edu.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mallin
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000436:Alcoholics Anonymous; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*