Is brief motivational intervention effective in reducing alcohol use among young men voluntarily receiving it? A randomized controlled trial

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1822-1830

  Gaume, Jacques ^a   Gmel, Gerhard ^a,b,c   Faouzi, Mohamed ^a   Bertholet, Nicolas ^a   Daeppen, Jean Bernard ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROBLEMS   (Switzerland)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Brief motivational interventions; Heavy episodic use; Voluntary; Young men

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARMY; ARTICLE; BRIEF MOTIVATIONAL INTERVENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; COUNSELING; ETHANOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MOTIVATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053269069     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01526.x     Document Type: Article

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