Chapter 46.Alcohol-Related Disorders
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Alcohol use disorder is among the most common health problems that psychiatrists encounter in general practice, with past yearly prevalence rates of approximately 8.5% (Stinson et al. 2005), and is a leading cause of preventable death (Mokdad et al. 2004). Familiarity with diagnosing and treating common alcohol-related disorders is a core competency of general psychiatrists. Although specialty settings are appropriate for more severe and complicated cases, most patients with alcohol use disorder can be managed as outpatients, and psychiatrists can and should play a central role in their treatment. Because alcohol use disorder can present as a component of a myriad of chief complaints in a wide variety of health care delivery settings, behavioral health clinicians should be competent in the basic approach to treating this disorder.
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