The Impact of Alcohol Use on Drop-out and Psychological Treatment Outcomes in Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Services: An Audit

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 513-527

  Buckman, J E J ^a,b   Naismith, I ^c   Saunders, R ^d   Morrison, T ^e   Linke, S ^d   Leibowitz, J ^e   Pilling, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST PANCRAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^d HERTFORDSHIRE PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e CAMDEN AND ISLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alcohol misuse; anxiety disorders; cognitive therapy; depression; psychological therapies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; CLINICAL AUDIT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DROPOUT; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANXIETY DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DROPOUTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85042527024     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: 14691833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465817000819     Document Type: Article

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