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Table 2 Screening and brief intervention for alcohol and illicit substance use among clinic directors and staff

From: Identification and management of alcohol use and illicit substance use in outpatient psychiatric clinics in Sweden: a national survey of clinic directors and staff

Clinic directors’ reports

Staff reports

Alcohol

%

n

Alcohol

%

n

Having guidelines for alcohol assessment

93.1

121/130

Assessing alcohol use

66.6

259/389

Reported having guidelines for use of BI for hazardous alcohol use

50.0

64/128

Reported use of BI for hazardous alcohol use

36.7

177/482

Reported having guidelines for use of BI for alcohol abuse/dependence

35.9

46/128

Reported use of BI for alcohol abuse/dependence

33.8

162/480

Illicit substances

%

n

Illicit substances

%

n

Reported having guidelines for alcohol assessment

78.9

101/128

Reported illicit substance use assessment

57.8

199/344

Reported having guidelines for use of BI for hazardous illicit substance use

41.7

53/127

Reported use of BI for hazardous illicit substance use

35.7

158/443

Reported having guidelines for use of BI for illicit substance abuse/dependence

31.0

39/126

Reported use of BI for illicit substance abuse/dependence

32.7

145/443