topic. Self‐resolution of alcohol abuse among individuals with mild to moderate drinking
problems. purpose. To examine self‐resolution of drinking problems and clinical/research …

As many as 40 percent of patients in general medicine and family medicine practices have
or have had serious alcohol-related problems. Detection of drinking problems and …

This study examined the clinical utility of various brief screening procedures for identifying
persons with a prior history of alcoholism among patients with recent traumatic brain injury …

Background The overall goal of public health is to promote societal health and well-being by
enacting organized efforts aimed at preventing disease and prolonging life [1, 2] …

Objectives:(1) Examine physician and nursing staff compliance with conducting an alcohol
screening interview;(2) Compare compliance with the interview with usual physician and …

Forty-four percent of the adult US population report that they are current drinkers and have
consumed at least 12 drinks in the preceding year (Dawson, Grant, Chou, & Pickering …

Historically and internationally, cultural visions of alcohol and its effects vary in terms of how
positive or negative they are and the likely consequences that they attach to alcohol …

AIMS: Recent studies have reported that moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a
lesser prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, this relationship is still …

The Need to Increase Disease Prevention Efforts The major causes of mortality currently
operating are largely uniform across most Western countries. In Australia in particular, in …

Nurses usually conceptualize alcohol abuse and dependence as a progressive disease that
can be managed but never cured. Yet there are millions of Americans for whom this …