Attitudes of New Zealand general practitioners to alcohol-related problems.
- 1 March 1983
- journal article
- Published by Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc. in Journal of Studies on Alcohol
- Vol. 44 (2) , 342-351
- https://doi.org/10.15288/jsa.1983.44.342
Abstract
The attitudes of a self-selected group of general practitioners indicated majority support for a traditional disease conception of alcoholism embodying abstinence as the goal of treatment. Separate attitudinal factors which emerged represented a modified disease conception, a moralistic attitude and a belief in a drinking-problem continuum. The general practitioners' attitude structure was significantly related with their practice and belief in the efficacy of giving advice to patients with alcohol-related problems.Keywords
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