Biomedical subjects

S Tilley

Publications and source records attributed to S Tilley.

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PubMed1986

How nurse therapists assess and contribute to the management of alcohol and sedative drug use among anxious patients.

Fourteen nurse therapists completed self-administered questionnaires on their assessment of and input to management of alcohol and sedative drug use among 110 anxious patients referred to them for behaviour therapy. Information on use and on case management is summarized. The therapists play an active, extended role in assessing, communicating about and in some cases advising on reduction of these substances. Policies on use in the context of behaviour therapy are formed in training, and implications for training and the need for awareness of the relevant literature are discussed.

Alcohol Drinking↗

PubMed1984

Alcohol and sedative drug use in neurotic outpatients.

One hundred and six adult neurotic patients attending a behavioural psychotherapy unit were asked about their use of alcohol and other drugs and the perceived anxiolytic effect of these substances. Their drinking behaviour was not significantly different from that of the general population. Alcohol and other drugs were not perceived as reliable anxiolytics and not regularly used as such. Where alcohol or drug abuse coexist with anxiety-related problems, it is helpful to ask the patient to withdraw from these substances prior to starting behavioural therapy of the latter. We ask patients having behavioural therapy to refrain from alcohol or drug use prior to therapy or homework tasks.

Alcohol Drinking↗