Alcoholism in House Staff Physicians: An Occupational Hazard

Alcohol abuse is a major public health problem among physicians. To assess the extent of alcohol abuse among house staff physicians, the self-administered version of the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test was mailed to each of the 417 house staff physicians at the Presbyterian Hospital in the City o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of occupational medicine 1986-02, Vol.28 (2), p.79-81
1. Verfasser:	Lewy, Robert
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Alcoholism - epidemiology Biological and medical sciences Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Illness and personality Male Medical Staff, Hospital New York City Occupational Diseases - epidemiology ORIGINAL ARTICLES Psychology and medicine Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Surveys and Questionnaires
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Zusammenfassung:	Alcohol abuse is a major public health problem among physicians. To assess the extent of alcohol abuse among house staff physicians, the self-administered version of the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test was mailed to each of the 417 house staff physicians at the Presbyterian Hospital in the City of New York at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. There was a 45% response rate. Of the respondents, 12.7% had scores that indicated either suspicion or presumption of alcoholism. Alcohol abuse among house staff physicians is an occupational hazard that needs to be addressed through preventive and treatment programs.
ISSN:	0096-1736 2332-3795