Group-delivered brief intervention versus standard care for mixed alcohol/other drug problems: A preliminary study

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 23-40

  Brown, Thomas G ^a,e   Dongier, Maurice ^a,b   Latimer, Eric ^a   Legault, Lucie ^a   Seraganian, Peter ^c   Kokin, Morris ^d   Ross, David ^d  

^a DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^d Pavillon Foster Addiction Treatment Center ^*  (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol and other drug problems; Motivational interview group; Traditional group; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY;

EID: 33847367780     PISSN: 07347324     EISSN: 15444538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J020v24n04_03     Document Type: Article

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