The authors conducted a survey of psychiatric education in alcoholism
and drug abuse in the United States. Ninety-seven percent of 106
undergraduate training programs and 91% of 169 residency programs offered
curriculum units in this field. Most of these programs also provided
supervised clinical care. Areas of reported faculty dissatisfaction
included problems with attitude and interest of psychiatric faculty and
with the amount of curriculum time allotted. The authors conclude that
although the amount of curriculum time devoted to training in alcoholism
and drug abuse is growing, further investment in developing faculty and
fellowships is warranted to increase the quality of teaching
commitment.
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