The impact of brief alcohol interventions in primary healthcare: a systematic review of reviews

A O'Donnell, P Anderson, D Newbury-Birch… - Alcohol and …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Aims: The aim of the study was to assess the cumulative evidence on the effectiveness of
brief alcohol interventions in primary healthcare in order to highlight key knowledge gaps for …

[HTML][HTML] Screening and brief intervention for unhealthy drug use: little or no efficacy

R Saitz - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Unhealthy drug use ranges from use that risks health harms through severe drug use
disorders. This narrative review addresses whether screening and brief intervention (SBI) …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of guided and unguided low-intensity internet interventions for adult alcohol misuse: a meta-analysis

H Riper, M Blankers, H Hadiwijaya, J Cunningham… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Alcohol misuse ranks within the top ten health conditions with the highest
global burden of disease. Low-intensity, Internet interventions for curbing adult alcohol …

Assessment and management of risk factors for the prevention of lifestyle-related disease: a cross-sectional survey of current activities, barriers and perceived training …

G O'Donoghue, C Cunningham, F Murphy, C Woods… - Physiotherapy, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To provide a snapshot of current activities, barriers and perceived training needs
for the assessment and management of behavioural risk factors in physiotherapy practice in …

Web-based training for primary care providers on screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs

SA Stoner, AT Mikko, KM Carpenter - Journal of Substance Abuse …, 2014 - Elsevier
This project evaluated a Web-based multimedia training for primary care providers in
screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for unhealthy use of alcohol …

The early history of ideas on brief interventions for alcohol

J McCambridge, JA Cunningham - Addiction, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aims This study explores the early development of brief interventions for alcohol using a
history of ideas approach with a particular focus on intervention content. Methods The …

[HTML][HTML] HealthCall for the smartphone: technology enhancement of brief intervention in HIV alcohol dependent patients

DS Hasin, E Aharonovich, E Greenstein - Addiction Science & Clinical …, 2014 - Springer
Background Heavy drinking jeopardizes the health of patients in HIV primary care. In alcohol
dependent patients in HIV primary care, a technological enhancement of brief intervention …

Disparities in the use and quality of alcohol treatment services and some proposed solutions to narrow the gap

N Mulia, TW Tam, LA Schmidt - Psychiatric Services, 2014 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objectives This study assessed racial-ethnic disparities in access to high-quality treatment
for at-risk drinking and alcohol abuse in the United States and simulated strategies to narrow …

[HTML][HTML] Putting the screen in screening: technology-based alcohol screening and brief interventions in medical settings

SK Harris, JR Knight - Alcohol Research: Current Reviews, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Alcohol is strongly linked to the leading causes of adolescent and adult mortality and health
problems, making medical settings such as primary care and emergency departments …

Should brief interventions in primary care address alcohol problems more strongly?

J McCambridge, S Rollnick - Addiction, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background Brief interventions have well‐established small effects on alcohol consumption
among hazardous and harmful drinkers in primary care, and national large‐scale …