A Pain to Practice: Attitudes of Medical Family Therapists Working With Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

Max Zubatsky; Tai J. Mendenhall; Jocelyn Fowler; Steven M. Harris

doi:10.1080/01926187.2017.1322927

A Pain to Practice: Attitudes of Medical Family Therapists Working With Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

Max Zubatsky, Tai J. Mendenhall, Jocelyn Fowler, Steven M. Harris

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The prevalence of patients with opioid misuse in medical settings continues to rise, and it is unknown how much exposure medical family therapists (MedFTs) have in treating this issue. This study explored the attitudes of MedFTs (n = 58) when working with patients struggling with opioid use disorder in clinical practice. Results revealed that 43% of MedFTs had a low comfort level in working with this population and preferred to make referrals to primary care providers. Given that opioid use disorder cases are rising in healthcare settings, emerging mental health professionals would benefit from additional training to effectively treat this population.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	163-174
Number of pages	12
Journal	American Journal of Family Therapy
Volume	45
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01926187.2017.1322927
State	Published - May 27 2017

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