Reaching soldiers with untreated substance use disorder: Lessons learned in the development of a marketing campaign for the warrior check-up study

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 908-921

  Walton, Thomas O ^a   Walker, Denise D ^a   Kaysen, Debra L ^a   Roffman, Roger A ^a   Mbilinyi, Lyungai ^a   Neighbors, Clayton ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use disorder; Army; Check up; Marketing; Military; Motivational enhancement therapy; Recruitment; Stigma; Substance use disorder; Treatment engagement

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MARKETING; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MARKETING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE;

EID: 84880685365     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2013.797996     Document Type: Article

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