Ultra-brief intervention for problem drinkers: results from a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are a number of evidence-based, in-person clinical inteventions for problem drinkers, but most problem drinkers will never seek such treatments. Reaching the population of non-treatment seeking problem drinkers will require a different approach. Accordingly, this randomized clinical trial evaluated an intervention that has been validated in clinical settings and then modified into an ultra-brief format suitable for use as an indicated public health intervention (i.e., targeting the population of non-treatment seeking problem drinkers).

Methodology/principal findings

Problem drinkers (N = 1767) completed a baseline population telephone survey and then were randomized to one of three conditions - a personalized feedback pamphlet condition, a control pamphlet c

SUBMITTER: Cunningham JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3480504 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature