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Linda C. Degutis

Researcher at Yale University

Publications -  65
Citations -  2153

Linda C. Degutis is an academic researcher from Yale University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Injury prevention. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 61 publications receiving 2015 citations. Previous affiliations of Linda C. Degutis include United States Department of Health and Human Services & Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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A brief intervention reduces hazardous and harmful drinking in emergency department patients.

TL;DR: Emergency practitioner-performed brief interventions can reduce alcohol consumption and episodes of driving after drinking in hazardous and harmful drinkers and these results support the use of brief interventions in ED settings.
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Quality of life and facial trauma: psychological and body image effects.

TL;DR: There is significant negative social and functional impact related to facial trauma and scarring, and it appears that the result of facial scarring/trauma includes a significantly decreased satisfaction with life, an altered perception of body image, and a higher incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder.
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An evidence based alcohol screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) curriculum for emergency department (ED) providers improves skills and utilization

TL;DR: The implementation at 14 Academic EDs of a structured SBIRT curriculum is described to determine if this learning experience improves provider beliefs and practices and changes in utilization were substantial at three months post-exposure to a standardized curriculum, but less apparent after 12 months.
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Brief Intervention for Hazardous and Harmful Drinkers in the Emergency Department

TL;DR: Among ED patients with hazardous/harmful drinking, there did not detect a difference in efficacy between emergency practitioner-performed Brief Negotiation Interview and Discharge Instructions.