Update in Addiction Medicine
Authors: Robert K. Schneider, James L. Levenson, Sidney H. Schnoll
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2001)

Updates6 March 2001Update in Addiction MedicineRobert K. Schneider, MD, James L. Levenson, MD, and Sidney H. Schnoll, MDRobert K. Schneider, MDFrom Virginia Commonwealth University at the Campus of the Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.Search for more papers by this author, James L. Levenson, MDFrom Virginia Commonwealth University at the Campus of the Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.Search for more papers by this author, and Sidney H. Schnoll, MDFrom Virginia Commonwealth University at the Campus of the Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-134-5-200103060-00011 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail In 1978, Regier and colleagues (1) coined the term “de facto mental health and substance abuse system” after finding that most patients with mental illness and substance abuse are treated in the general medical sector, not in psychiatric settings. Despite the availability of this system, many patients with mental disorders and substance abuse do not receive a diagnosis, and many do not receive treatment or are treated for a “medical problem” instead of their underlying mental or substance abuse disorder. 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Schneider and Levenson: Virginia Commonwealth University at the Campus of the Medical College of Virginia, PO Box 980268, Richmond, VA 23298-0268.Dr. Schnoll: Virginia Commonwealth University at the Campus of the Medical College of Virginia, PO Box 980109, Richmond, VA 23298-0109. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDrug AbuseConsumo adictivo de sustancias psicoactivasSubstance Abuse by Anaesthetists in Australia and New ZealandUpdate in PsychiatryRobert K. Schneider, MD and James L. Levenson, MDUpdate in PsychiatryRobert K. Schneider, MD and James L. Levenson, MDY ahora la cocaína 6 March 2001Volume 134, Issue 5 Page: 387-395 Keywords Alcoholism Alcohols Cocaine Detoxification Drug therapy Drugs Genetics Marijuana Opioids Twins ePublished: 6 March 2001 Issue Published: 6 March 2001 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2001 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...