Conference paper
QUIT SMOKING? QUIT DRINKING? WHY NOT QUIT BOTH? Analysis of perceptions among Belgian Postgraduates in Psychiatry
Denis Jacques
; Catholic University of Louvain, Mont-Godinne Clinics, psychosomatic unit, 5530 Yvoir, Belgium SUMMARY
Nicolas Zdanowicz
; Catholic University of Louvain, Mont-Godinne Clinics, psychosomatic unit, 5530 Yvoir, Belgium SUMMARY
Christine Reynaert
; Catholic University of Louvain, Mont-Godinne Clinics, psychosomatic unit, 5530 Yvoir, Belgium SUMMARY
Pascal Janne
; Catholic University of Louvain, Mont-Godinne Clinics, psychosomatic unit, 5530 Yvoir, Belgium SUMMARY
Abstract
Introduction: Cooncurrent alcohol and tobacco dependency appears to be a common phenomenon yet medical literature often
focuses on only one substance at a time when examining the question of withdrawal and illustrates that the evaluation of tobacco
consumption appears to be overlooked in psychiatry.
Subject and methods: In this study, we analyse perceptions among first-year postgraduates in Psychiatry, before and after
training in Motivational Interviewing, with regard to the idea of suggesting that patients might consider simultaneous dual alcoholtobacco
withdrawal.
Results: The trend is to disregard the systematic history of substance consumption and to not recommend concurrent alcoholtobacco
withdrawal. Motivational interview training tends to reverse this trend.
Discussion: The lessening of the therapist’s feeling of powerlessness in the face of relapse is one of the explanatory factors
behind this change of approach. A study design is proposed focusing on the patient’s perceptions.
Conclusion: Guidelines concerning dual alcohol-tobacco withdrawal programs are to be developed
Keywords
alcohol; tobacco; motivational; interviewing; withdrawal
Hrčak ID:
262755
URI
Publication date:
14.9.2010.
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