TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1990//
TI  - Evaluation of Substance Abusing Adolescents by Primary Care Physicians
JO  - Journal of Aolescent Health Care
A1  - Friedman, L. S.
A1  - Johnson, Bankole
A1  - Brett, AS
SP  - 227
EP  - 230
VL  - 11
IS  - 3
N2  - Physicians are in a unique position to identify substance-abusing adolescents. To evaluate physician performance from the patient's perspective, we interviewed 54 substance-abusing adolescents and their parents about previous medical encounters. Although nearly all patients had seen a physician during the time they were using drugs or alcohol, 43% did not recall being asked by a doctor about alcohol or drug use. Of the 26 patients who recalled benig asked, 12 (46%) stated that they responded dishonestly, usually because a parent was present. Of the 23 who didn't recall being asked, five (18%) wished they had been asked. Physicians tended to ask about substance abuse more often (p = .08) when they had previously discussed the problem with parents, but many parents did not initiate such discussions. This survey suggests that physicians may not adequately assess high-risk adolescents for substance abuse because of physician-, patient- and/or parent-dependent factors.     <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0197-0070
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -