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Secondary Prevention of Alcohol Related Problems
Author(s) -
Ryder David
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
australian drug and alcohol review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.018
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1465-3362
pISSN - 0819-5331
DOI - 10.1080/09595238780000701
Subject(s) - alcohol consumption , psychological intervention , population , alcohol , psychology , environmental health , medicine , psychiatry , biochemistry , chemistry
It is argued that the secondary prevention of alcohol related problems cannot be undertaken within the methods currently employed to deal with a chronic drinking population. It is argued that fresh initiatives are required, involving seeking out the target population in venues other than treatment units. The interventions can be less intensive than those generally adopted and will preferably be conducted by non‐specialists. The treatment goal will in all likelihood be for a moderating of consumption and a non‐confrontational style of counselling is required. A broader model of what constitutes an alcohol related problem is discussed, as are the implications of such initiatives for the specialist alcohol worker.