El objetivo de la presente investigación fue explorar los motivos que llevan a los
adolescentes a consumir alcohol. Participaron 550 jóvenes, 260 hombres y 290 mujeres de …

Purpose The explanatory models (EM) and coping strategies for mental health problems
influence treatment seeking and the subsequent patient journey. The goal of this study was …

Cooper developed and provided initial support for the Drinking Motives Questionnaire–
Revised (DMQ-R). More recently, Kuntsche and Kuntsche introduced the briefer DMQ-R SF …

Quantitative evidence about the burden of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) needs to be
complemented with a nuanced qualitative understanding of explanatory models to help …

Background Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a major clinical problem in Uganda. Explanatory
models (EMs) of illness are important as they have consequences for treatment. Clinicians´ …

Harmful alcohol drinking can have health and socio-economic consequences. However,
consumption is also associated with pleasure and symbolic meanings. Alcohol intake is …

Background Alcohol use is increasing in non-Western countries. However, the effects of this
increase on the prevalence of alcohol use disorders (AUD) remains unknown, particularly in …

We assessed drinking motives and sensation seeking in relation to alcohol use in a sample
of 634 Thai high school students. Results indicate that 55.8% had never used alcohol, and …

Background: Motor three-wheel drivers provide an important means of transportation in Sri
Lanka, comprising 15% of motorized road vehicles. Although three-wheel driving is a …

Introduction Sri Lanka has one of the highest suicide and self-harm rates in the world and
although alcohol has been found to be a risk factor for self-harm in Sri Lanka, we know little …