Glass-Crome I B, Jones P, Peters T J
National Addiction Centre, London, U.K.
Alcohol Alcohol. 1994 Sep;29(5):549-54.
We describe the establishment of a joint alcohol misuse clinic, staffed by both a psychiatrist and a physician, in a London Teaching Hospital providing general as well as specialist medical services. The demographic and medicopsychiatric problems of the first 100 referrals (60% attendance rate) are described. The clinic provides an assessment and re-education role for most patients referred with alcohol misuse problems: the need for specialist alcohol treatment facilities, especially for in-patients, remains essential. In addition, the clinic provides a valuable training and research resource.
