Brief intervention in primary care settings: A primary treatment method for at-risk, problem, and dependent drinkers

Alcohol Research and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 128-137

  Fleming, Michael ^a   Manwell, Linda Baier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Amount of AOD use; AOD abstinence; AOD dependence; AOD education; Drug therapy; Intervention; Physician; Primary health care; Problematic AOD (alcohol and other drug) use; Psychological counseling; Risk factors; Treatment barriers; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COUNSELING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COUNSELING; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF;

EID: 0033287369     PISSN: 0090838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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