Client/general medical practitioner interaction during brief intervention for hazardous drinkers: A pilot study

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 775-793

  Allamani, Allaman ^a,c   Pili, Ivana ^a   Cesario, Salvatore ^b   Centurioni, Alberto ^a   Fusi, Ginetta ^a  

^a Florence Health Agency   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Via Pietro Toselli 144 ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

At risk drinkers or hazardous drinkers; Brief intervention; Early identification; Interaction between general practitioner and client; Therapeutic communication; Videotaping client GP interaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DANGEROUS GOODS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 67651250375     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080802483860     Document Type: Article

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