The world's population is aging, bringing about an ever‐greater burden of mental disorders
in older adults. Given multimorbidities, the mental health care of these people and their …

Importance Unhealthy alcohol use is common, increasing, and a leading cause of premature
mortality. Objective To review literature on the effectiveness and harms of screening and …

Importance Excessive alcohol use is one of the most common causes of premature mortality
in the United States. From 2006 to 2010, an estimated 88 000 alcohol-attributable deaths …

Objective To evaluate the 3 alcohol consumption questions from the Alcohol Use Disorders
Identification Test (AUDIT-C) as a brief screening test for heavy drinking and/or active …

Background Excessive drinking is a significant cause of mortality, morbidity and social
problems in many countries. Brief interventions aim to reduce alcohol consumption and …

Background Motivational Interviewing is a well-known, scientifically tested method of
counselling clients developed by Miller and Rollnick and viewed as a useful intervention …

Context Epidemiologic information is important to inform etiological research and service
delivery planning. However, current information on the epidemiology of alcohol use …

Background: The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Consumption (AUDIT‐C)
questions have been previously validated as a 3‐item screen for alcohol misuse and …

This reprinted article originally appeared in American Psychologists, 2004, Vol 59 (4), 224-
235.(The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2004-14303-002.) …

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is a comprehensive and
integrated approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment services through …