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Brief Interventions in the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders: Definition and Overview
Author(s) -
Osbovn Cynthia J.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of addictions and offender counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2161-1874
pISSN - 1055-3835
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1874.2001.tb00153.x
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , alcohol use disorder , psychology , psychotherapist , medicine , clinical psychology , psychiatry , alcohol , biochemistry , chemistry
The author reviews the literature and describes the nature and feasibility of brief interventions in the treatment of alcohol use disorders. Attention is given to the promising results of outcome studies, and recommendations are provided for the implementation of brief interventions with a heterogeneous clientele.