Short-term treatment for alcohol-related problems: Four-session guided self-change versus one session of advice - A randomized, controlled trial

Alcohol

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 57-62

  Andréasson, Sven ^a   Hansagi, Helen ^a   Österlund, Bill ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Quality of life; Randomized controlled trial; Satisfaction with treatment; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARBOHYDRATE DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF HELP; SELF REPORT;

ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS;

EID: 0036697262     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-8329(02)00231-8     Document Type: Article

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