Affected other interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis across addictions.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Individuals impacted by someone else's alcohol, illicit drug, gambling and gaming problems (affected others) experience extensive harms. To our knowledge, this is the first systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions delivered to affected others across addictions.

Methods

This review adhered to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. An electronic database search (PsycInfo, Medline, Cinahl and EMBASE) of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published until August 2021 was conducted. RCTs with passive control groups, evaluating psychosocial tertiary interventions delivered to affected others of people with addictions (problematic alcohol use, substance use, gambling or gami

SUBMITTER: Merkouris SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9543616 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature