Efficacy of group treatments for alcohol use disorders: A review

Current Drug Abuse Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 148-157

  Orchowski, Lindsay M ^a   Johnson, Jennifer E ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use disorders; Efficacy; Evaluation; Group; Interventions; Psychotherapy; Review; Substance use; Therapy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

NALTREXONE; NEFAZODONE; PLACEBO;

AGE; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ALCOHOLISM; ASSOCIATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC GROUP; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RACE; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84861110833     PISSN: 18744737     EISSN: 18744745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874473711205020148     Document Type: Review

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