From efficacy to effectiveness and beyond: What next for brief interventions in primary care?

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue AUG, 2014, Pages

  O'Donnell, Amy ^a   Wallace, Paul ^b   Kaner, Eileen ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brief alcohol intervention; Effectiveness; Efficacy; Implementation; Primary care; Research needs; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BRIEF ALCOHOL INTERVENTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

EID: 84928470781     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16640640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00113     Document Type: Review

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