Mechanisms of action of brief alcohol interventions remain largely unknown - A narrative review

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue AUG, 2014, Pages

  Gaume, Jacques ^a   McCambridge, Jim ^b   Bertholet, Nicolas ^a   Daeppen, Jean Bernard ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active ingredients; Alcohol; Brief intervention; Components; Mechanisms; Mediators; Motivational interviewing

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRIEF INTERVENTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISIONAL BALANCE; EMPATHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84924975347     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16640640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00108     Document Type: Review

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