Reduction in heavy drinking as a treatment outcome in alcohol dependence

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-80

  Gastfriend, David R ^a   Garbutt, James C ^b   Pettinati, Helen M ^c   Forman, Robert F ^a  

^a ALKERMES INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Health effects; Outcomes; Substance abuse; Treatment response

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL INDICATOR; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EVALUATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; LIVER DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; MOTIVATION; REVIEW;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; GOALS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TEMPERANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35248873075     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2006.09.008     Document Type: Article

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