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

Alcoholic beverages have been consumed for thousands of years, attracting great human
interest for social, personal, and religious occasions. In addition, they have long been …

This paper describes the Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA) for adults
presenting with mood or anxiety problems developed specifically for use with lay counselors …

Background: The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) has been extensively
researched to determine its capability to accurately and practically screen for alcohol …

The World Health Organization has granted translation and publication rights for an edition
in Georgian to the Addiction Research Center “Alternative Georgia” which is solely …

OBJECTIVES: Alcohol screening and brief interventions in medical settings can significantly
reduce alcohol use. Corresponding data for illicit drug use is sparse. A Federally funded …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether brief intervention and contact is effective in reducing
subsequent suicide mortality among suicide attempters in low and middle-income countries …

Background Numerous trials of the efficacy of brief alcohol intervention have been
conducted in various settings among individuals with a wide range of alcohol disorders …

Background Interventions to reduce excessive alcohol consumption have a small but
important effect, but a better understanding is needed of their 'active ingredients'. Aims This …

Background Although structured psychological treatments are recommended as first-line
interventions for harmful drinking, only a small fraction of people globally receive these …