Peter M Miller

..His long and distinguished career has significantly impacted the lives of colleagues, students, and patients alike...

..To summarize published data on pharmacologic treatments for alcohol dependence alone and in combination with brief psychosocial therapies that may be feasible for primary care and specialty medical settings...

..Quality of life is associated with substance use as well as socioeconomic status. Little is known about quality of life in substance-abusing young patients with minor trauma...

..To assess knowledge and use of alcohol self-report and biomarker screening by physicians...

..Because heavy drinking is a risk factor for oral cancer, dentists should screen patients for alcohol use. The authors investigated heavy drinking in dental patients and patients' attitudes about alcohol screening...

..Perceived time constraints, patient sensitivity to questions about alcohol, and possible stigma associated with a diagnosis of alcoholism were also relevant barriers requiring problem solving...

..The aim of this study was to provide more detailed information on patient attitudes toward self-report and biomarker alcohol screening and to explore whether demographic variables were related to these attitudes...

..Presentations were discussed by Raymond Anton...

..To examine clinical implications of findings on the relationship between continued alcohol consumption in patients after diagnosis and treatment of upper aerodigestive tract cancer...

..A routine search for excessive use of alcohol, along with brief interventions and monitoring, can have a major impact on reducing the prevalence of hypertension in the general population...

..Translational studies are needed on methods to facilitate knowledge and use of alcohol biomarkers by general practitioners...

..The alcohol module resulted in statistically significant increases in intention to screen patients for alcohol use and in comfort level in performing alcohol screening...

..This study is the first reported attempt to develop and test an intervention specifically to improve acceptance of adjunctive medications for alcoholism among nonmedical addiction professionals...

..To determine the effect of an intervention to improve alcohol screening and brief counseling for hypertensive patients in primary care...

..Thus, mental health clinicians should not be deterred from alcohol screening by perceived negative attitudes from patients...

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..Heavy drinking is associated with hypertension. This study evaluated blood pressure changes occurring during treatment for alcohol dependence...

..The goal of this preliminary study was to evaluate the relationship between blood phosphatidylethanol (PEth) and recent drinking in patients with liver disease and hypertension...

..3). Paroxetine decreased social anxiety severity in the face of heavy drinking and decreasing the anxiety was related to a concurrent decrease in coping related drinking. BI was not effective at decreasing drinking or drinking to cope...

..The single heavy-drinking-day item appears sensitive for problem drinking. Positive tests must be followed by additional assessment to differentiate hazardous drinking from alcohol use disorders...

..The results suggest that clinicians should attend to social anxiety symptom severity in patients with co-occurring social anxiety and addiction, regardless of the condition for which treatment is sought...

..These findings suggest that salivary quality may play a more important role in meth mouth than previously considered. Salivary analysis may be useful when managing a dental patient with history of methamphetamine abuse...

..We review the use of this test in the management of 5 patients seen in the mental health and substance abuse clinics at a Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center...

..Results suggest that anger, anger expression style, and depression interact with healthy and unhealthy behavior patterns and that these interactions may be complex...

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..Such screening and intervention should improve blood pressure control in many of these patients and, in turn, reduce risk of chronic disease and death. ..

..The study could also show that primary care treatment of alcohol dependence leads to better blood pressure and blood glucose control in some patients. ..

..The study could also show that primary care treatment of alcohol dependence leads to better blood pressure and blood glucose control in some patients. ..