TY - JOUR
T1 - A Pain to Practice
T2 - Attitudes of Medical Family Therapists Working With Patients With Opioid Use Disorder
AU - Zubatsky, Max
AU - Mendenhall, Tai J.
AU - Fowler, Jocelyn
AU - Harris, Steven M.
PY - 2017/5/27
Y1 - 2017/5/27
N2 - The prevalence of patients with opioid misuse in medical settings continues to rise, and it is unknown how much exposure medical family therapists (MedFTs) have in treating this issue. This study explored the attitudes of MedFTs (n = 58) when working with patients struggling with opioid use disorder in clinical practice. Results revealed that 43% of MedFTs had a low comfort level in working with this population and preferred to make referrals to primary care providers. Given that opioid use disorder cases are rising in healthcare settings, emerging mental health professionals would benefit from additional training to effectively treat this population.
AB - The prevalence of patients with opioid misuse in medical settings continues to rise, and it is unknown how much exposure medical family therapists (MedFTs) have in treating this issue. This study explored the attitudes of MedFTs (n = 58) when working with patients struggling with opioid use disorder in clinical practice. Results revealed that 43% of MedFTs had a low comfort level in working with this population and preferred to make referrals to primary care providers. Given that opioid use disorder cases are rising in healthcare settings, emerging mental health professionals would benefit from additional training to effectively treat this population.
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U2 - 10.1080/01926187.2017.1322927
DO - 10.1080/01926187.2017.1322927
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85021144603
VL - 45
SP - 163
EP - 174
JO - The American Journal of Family Therapy
JF - The American Journal of Family Therapy
SN - 0192-6187
IS - 3
ER -
