Reduced-risk drinking as a viable treatment goal in problematic alcohol use and alcohol dependence

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 987-997

  Van Amsterdam, Jan ^b   Van Den Brink, Wim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

abstinence; Alcohol dependence; alcohol disorder; controlled drinking; reduced risk drinking

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE; NALMEFENE; PLACEBO;

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REDUCED RISK DRINKING; REVIEW;

ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE; ALCOHOL DISORDER; CONTROLLED DRINKING; REDUCED-RISK DRINKING;

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; GOALS; HUMANS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; TEMPERANCE;

EID: 84885827458     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881113495320     Document Type: Review

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