Problematic substance use among patients in a Swedish outpatient psychiatry setting: staff and manager perceptions of digital options for increased intervention access.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Approximately 50% of the patients who globally seek help in psychiatry have been assessed with problematic substance use or been diagnosed with substance use disorder (SUD). Given the high treatment gap for mental health care, in particular SUD, these individuals risk poorer treatment outcomes in psychiatry. Integrated treatment for psychiatric and SUD disorders has been proposed to reduce the treatment gap for SUD, but access to integrated treatment is low. Digital interventions addressing SUD in psychiatry could potentially make treatment available to patients who otherwise would not have access. In this study "digital interventions" comprise an umbrella term covering all kinds of interventions from minimal motivational app-based interventions to internet-based interve

SUBMITTER: Petersen E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10594773 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature