Pilot study of assertive community treatment methods to engage alcohol-dependent individuals

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 451-455

  Passetti, Filippo ^a   Jones, Gwen ^b   Chawla, Kishore ^b   Boland, Billy ^a   Drummond, Colin ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SPRINGFIELD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AFTERCARE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVE TRAINING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARALLEL DESIGN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; ETHANOL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47049114784     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agn025     Document Type: Article

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