Toward an understanding of the effective mechanisms of alcohol brief interventions

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 626-628

  Heather, Nick ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol problems; Brief interventions; Brief motivational interviewing; Effective mechanisms; Outcome; Readiness to change; Therapeutic processes

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL BRIEF INTERVENTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; BRIEF MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMPATHY; HUMAN; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; NOTE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENCE RISK; SELF EVALUATION; SELF HELP; SELF REPORT; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ALCOHOL PROBLEMS; BRIEF INTERVENTIONS; BRIEF MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; EFFECTIVE MECHANISMS; OUTCOME; READINESS TO CHANGE; THERAPEUTIC PROCESSES;

ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING;

EID: 84896317924     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acer.12336     Document Type: Note

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