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[Diagnostic of pharmacodependence: comparison between patients and doctors approaches. Introduction].
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Therapie [Therapie] 2012 Mar-Apr; Vol. 67 (2), pp. 167-72. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Aug 02. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Unlabelled: The aim of our study is to evaluate the extent of agreement between pharmacodependence to benzodiazepines, as diagnosed by doctors and as self evaluated by patients, using DSM-IV dependence criteria. Method. This is a prospective study.<br />Inclusion Criteria: prescription of a benzodiazepines or related substances.<br />Data Collection: doctor questionnaire and patient questionnaire filled anonymously and independently. Main judgment criterion: rate of agreement between doctor diagnosis (is this patient dependent?), and patient evaluation (dependence is positive if at least 3 of the DSM-IV items are met). Results. One hundred and twenty-eight patients were included by 11 doctors: 89 (69.5%) cases of agreement between doctor diagnosis and patient self evaluation and 39 (30.5%) cases of disagreement Discussion. There is an over assessment of dependence: doctors diagnose a dependence in 72% of the disagreement cases although there is none according to the self evaluation; the over assessment shows how difficult it is to evaluate dependence in general practice medicine.<br /> (© 2012 Société Française de Pharmacologie et de Thérapeutique.)
Details
- Language :
- French
- ISSN :
- 0040-5957
- Volume :
- 67
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Therapie
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22850105
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2515/therapie/2012016