TY - JOUR
T1 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse Screening in Primary Care
AU - Hile, Matthew
N1 - An automated screening system for substance abuse and mental health problems was developed and implemented in a rural primary care clinic. Eighty-nine patients were assessed with this system. The incidence of identified problems, 35% in total, was consistent with that found in previous studies of patients in general and medical settings.
PY - 2003/6/1
Y1 - 2003/6/1
N2 - An automated screening system for substance abuse and mental health problems was developed and implemented in a rural primary care clinic. Eighty-nine patients were assessed with this system. The incidence of identified problems, 35% in total, was consistent with that found in previous studies of patients in general and medical settings. Additionally, over half of the patients assessed felt at least some need for mental health or substance abuse treatment. Nonetheless, because of the staff's concerns over patient privacy, impeding patient flow, and the physician's perceived ability to adequately identify these problems without assistance, the system was not adopted.
AB - An automated screening system for substance abuse and mental health problems was developed and implemented in a rural primary care clinic. Eighty-nine patients were assessed with this system. The incidence of identified problems, 35% in total, was consistent with that found in previous studies of patients in general and medical settings. Additionally, over half of the patients assessed felt at least some need for mental health or substance abuse treatment. Nonetheless, because of the staff's concerns over patient privacy, impeding patient flow, and the physician's perceived ability to adequately identify these problems without assistance, the system was not adopted.
KW - Automated assessment
KW - mental health
KW - primary care
KW - screening
KW - substance abuse
UR - https://doi.org/10.1300/J017v21n03_02
U2 - 10.1300/J017v21n03_02
DO - 10.1300/J017v21n03_02
M3 - Article
VL - 21
JO - Journal of Technology in Human Services
JF - Journal of Technology in Human Services
ER -