Search results for "Substance abuse"
Saving money by giving care for free
At most hospitals, paying for medical care means handing over proof of insurance or a credit card. At The Caring Place in Allentown, Pa., it can mean reading to children, baking cookies or translating for other patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/03/care.htm
15 Mar 2007
Lexington, Kentucky, was founded in 1775 by frontier explorers ...
care services, residential treatment programs for PTSD and substance abuse, and a community living center.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/acph-202101-pulseonlexington.pdf
4 Jan 2021
Hone in on patients without a home
Patients who are homeless or teetering on the verge can present an additional set of logistics for busy hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/08/homeless.htm
15 Aug 2010
8 health organizations, American Bar Association call for gun policies
A call for policies to help mitigate the rate of firearm injuries and deaths in the U.S. was announced by the American College of Physicians, 7 other national health professional organizations, and the American Bar Association.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/02/25/2.htm
25 Feb 2015
Changing approaches to pain
Treating inpatients' pain is challenging in an opioid addiction epidemic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/01/changing-approaches-to-pain.htm
15 Jan 2017
Managing acute opiate withdrawal in hospitalized patients
The case of a 48-year-old man who presented to the hospital seeking treatment for acute heroin withdrawal is discussed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/residents.htm
15 Oct 2009
Finesse required to treat anxiety in the elderly
Elderly patients may have many concerns on their mind, but when does worry become anxiety?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/anxiety.htm
15 Feb 2013
Charlotte, the largest city in North Carolina, is located ...
General: 1,055, Rehabilitation: 13, Psychiatric: 132, Substance Abuse: 11. ADS0001 Charlotte NC Pulse On.indd 1 7/9/20 5:15 AM.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/acph-202008-pulseoncharlotte.pdf
4 Aug 2020
The dark side of doctoring
Physicians who commit suicide appear to differ from nonphysicians in several ways.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/qa.htm
15 Mar 2013
Preventing physician suicide
New efforts seek to reduce stigma among clinicians about mental illness and treatment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/preventing-physician-suicide.htm
15 Mar 2018