@article{ref1,
title="Worker impairment: issues beyond alcohol or drugs",
journal="Consultant pharmacist",
year="2009",
author="Zanni, Guido R. and Wick, Jeannette Y.",
volume="24",
number="12",
pages="918-921",
abstract="PROBLEM: One of my older colleague's work is steadily declining, and sometimes her judgment seems &quot;off,&quot; and she is easily distracted. Alcohol and drugs are most certainly not the problem nor is this a disability that is protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act, requiring accommodation. I want to help, but I'm not sure what to do. Any suggestions? SOLUTION: Deteriorating performance often is associated with difficulty with perception, memory, task perseverance, and reasoning skills-in other words, cognitive impairment. It's observant of you to note that alcohol/drugs are not an issue. Most people associate declining performance with alcohol or drug abuse for good reason; more often than not, employee assistance programs (EAPs) find alcoholism and drug abuse when employees are referred to them, and in fact, EAPs were initially developed with alcohol-related problems in mind. EAPs now offer help in many more situations, including situations like this.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0888-5109",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}