Brief interventions for alcohol misuse

Rick Botelho; Brett Engle; Jorge Camilo Mora; Cheryl Holder

doi:10.1016/j.pop.2010.11.008

Brief interventions for alcohol misuse

Prim Care. 2011 Mar;38(1):105-123. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2010.11.008.

Authors

Rick Botelho¹, Brett Engle², Jorge Camilo Mora³, Cheryl Holder⁴

Affiliations

¹ University of Rochester, Rochester Center to Improve Communication in Health Care, Building Relationships, Eliminating Disparities, 1381 South Clinton, Rochester, NY 14620, USA. Electronic address: RBotelho@me.com.
² Barry University, 11300 NE Second Avenue, Miami Shores, FL 33161, USA.
³ Department of Humanities, Health & Society, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, HLSII 491, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
⁴ Department of Humanities, Health and Society, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University Miami, FL 33199, USA.

PMID: 21356424
DOI: 10.1016/j.pop.2010.11.008

Abstract

Alcohol misuse harms individuals and society with massive biopsychosocial and economic consequences: decreased worker productivity, increased unintentional injuries, aggression and violence against others, and child and spouse abuse. The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends brief interventions for reducing alcohol misuse by adults, including pregnant women. Systematic methods of screening and delivering brief interventions are needed in health care settings.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Alcoholism / diagnosis*
Alcoholism / drug therapy
Alcoholism / therapy
Communication
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Humans
Mass Screening
Motivation
Patient Education as Topic
Physician-Patient Relations
Primary Health Care / methods
Risk Assessment
Risk Reduction Behavior
Risk-Taking
Surveys and Questionnaires
Time Factors