Motivation is a well-established predictor of recovery for addictive behaviors. Treatments
aimed at changing substance use and gambling frequently employ motivational enhancing …

Background Excessive alcohol use contributes significantly to physical and psychological
illness, injury and death, and a wide array of social harm in all age groups. A proven strategy …

Behavior change is a critical part of effective health care. The final decision to become
healthier, however, is that of the patient and not the practitioner. Anyone who has treated …

Background Alcohol dependence is among the main leading health risk factors in most
developed and developing countries. Therapeutic success of psychosocial programs for …

Background Alcohol and drug use results in substantial morbidity, mortality, and cost.
Individuals with alcohol and drug use disorders are overrepresented in general medical …

Alcohol consumption is a major risk factor for the burden of disease, and Alcohol
Dependence (AD) is the most important disorder attributable to this behavior. The objective …

Which behaviour patterns are detrimental to health? Why do people engage in such
behaviour, even if they know about its negative effects? How can people be influenced to …

The purpose of the present study was to explore the power of the Health Belief Model (HBM)
to explain water conservation behavior in Northeastern Iran. The research population …

In recent years, there has been significant progress and expansion in the development of
evidence-based psychosocial treatments for substance abuse and dependence. A literature …

Background Recent research indicates a high recall in Google Scholar searches for
systematic reviews. These reports raised high expectations of Google Scholar as a unified …