Three-month Follow-up of Brief Computerized and Therapist Interventions for Alcohol and Violence Among Teens

Three-month follow-up of brief computerized and therapist interventions for alcohol and violence among teens.

OBJECTIVES Alcohol use and violent behaviors are well documented among adolescents and have enormous effects on morbidity and mortality. The authors hypothesized that universal computer screening of teens in an inner-city emergency department (ED), followed by a brief intervention (BI), would be 1) feasible (as measured by participation and completion of BI during the ED visit) and well receive...

Brief motivational interviewing intervention for peer violence and alcohol use in teens: one-year follow-up.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Emergency department (ED) visits present an opportunity to deliver brief interventions (BIs) to reduce violence and alcohol misuse among urban adolescents at risk for future injury. Previous analyses demonstrated that a BI resulted in reductions in violence and alcohol consequences up to 6 months. This article describes findings examining the efficacy of BIs on peer vi...

Ultra-brief intervention for problem drinkers: three-month follow-up results from a randomized controlled trial

Helping the large number of problem drinkers who will never seek treatment is a challenging issue. Public health initiatives employing educational materials or mass media campaigns have met with mixed success. However, clinical research has developed effective brief interventions to help problem drinkers. This project employed an intervention that has been validated in clinical settings and the...

Brief interventions and alcohol use.

At 10 year follow up, brief interventions had no effect on harmful alcohol consumption.