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Strategies to reduce alcohol use in problem drinkers

Current Psychiatry. 2011 November;10(11):30-42
November 1, 2011|Current Psychiatry
Evan Goulding, MD, PhD
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Evan Goulding, MD, PhD
Addiction Psychiatry Fellow, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Michael Fleming, MD, MPH
Professor in Family and Community Medicine and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

A targeted approach can help reduce alcohol-related harm in at-risk patients

Clinical Point

Tools such as AUDIT or computerized screening may be effective for identifying problem drinkers in a psychiatric outpatient setting

Related Resources

  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. www.niaaa.nih.gov.
  • Saunders JB, Aasland OG, Babor TF, et al. Development of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT): WHO Collaborative Project on Early Detection of Persons with Harmful Alcohol Consumption—II. Addiction. 1993;88(6):791-804.

Disclosure

The authors report no financial relationship with any company whose products are mentioned in this article or with manufacturers of competing products.

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