title: [Systematic assessment of alcohol use disorders at the emergency department].
abstract: Alcohol use disorders are frequent among patients examined in emergency. Prevalence of alcohol use disorders is 17% in this population. Prevalence rate is still higher among psychiatric emergencies. Systematic assessment of alcohol use disorders permits to identify these pathological situations and to propose a treatment. It avoids consequences of long-term dependence. A brief questionnaire like the CAGE questionnaire appears useful and effective in this context.
authors.affiliation: Service de psychiatrie et d'addictologie, hôpital Bichat-Claude-Bernard, AP-HP, 75877 Paris Cedex 18.
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Richoux
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lejoyeux
mesh_terms: D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires