title: General level of knowledge about Brief Solution Focused Therapy (BSFT) in Polish addiction treatment centers.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this study was to estimate the level of knowledge about Brief Solution Focused Therapy (BSFT) among therapists and patients during treatment and identification of existing barriers to the introduction of the method.
  
  
  METHODS
  64 therapists were examined in total; 37 women (57%) and 27 males (43%). The study involved also 191 patients, 160 men (83.77%) and 31 women (16.23%). All the surveys were anonymous and were collected in health centers within the province of Silesia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  More than 2/3 of therapists have heard of the method, but do not know the specifics of it. The most important sources of knowledge are other therapists, literature, and mass media. According to the respondents the most important barriers to alcohol addiction treatment include cultural barriers, such as embarrassment or fear of stigmatization. Younger Patients and those treated for a shorter period, state that they know the name of the current method of treatment to a lesser extent than other subgroups. About 10% of people have not heard about the BSFT method of treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The level of knowledge about the BSFT method suggests the need to promote this model among both therapists and patients. An introduction of BSFT can improve the treatment of alcohol addiction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, ul. Ziołowa 45/47, 40-635, Katowice, Poland, anna.szczegielniak@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Szczegielniak
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bracik
authors.forename: Sylwia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mróz
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Urbański
authors.forename: Leszek
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cichobłaziński
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krysta
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pyrkosz
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chudy
authors.forename: Irena
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Krupka-Matuszczyk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief / Q000379:methods*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers / Q000592:standards; D000078329:Workforce