INTRODUCTION: The trajectory and nature of depression in patients with alcohol use disorder as they enter treatment needs to be understood better. This study assessed the nature and course of depressive features among male patients with alcohol use disorder.

METHODS: Adult male patients with alcohol use disorders seeking treatment at an addiction treatment facility were recruited. They were assessed for depressive features using the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD), a clinicianrated instrument, and the Inventory of Depressive Symptoms – Self Report (IDS-SR), a self-rated instrument...

Background

Interdisciplinary collaborations (i.e., where various disciplines work coordinated and interdependently toward shared goals) are stated to yield higher team effectiveness than multidisciplinary approaches (i.e., where various disciplines work in parallel within their professional boundaries) in somatic health care settings. Nevertheless, research is lacking on interdisciplinary approaches for alcohol use disorder (AUD) treatment of hospitalized patients as these types of approaches are still uncommon. This study aims to evaluate an innovative interdisciplinary AUD treatment...

Ce webinaire met en évidence les conclusions du guide de la SAMHSA intitulé Implementing Community-Level Policies to Prevent Alcohol Misuse, qui explore des stratégies communautaires fondées sur des données probantes pour prévenir l’abus d’alcool.

Après avoir donné un aperçu des objectifs de la série de guides de ressources fondées sur des données probantes de la SAMHSA par Robert Vincent, MSEd de la SAMHSA, l’expert en la matière du guide, David Jernigan, PhD, de l’École de santé publique de l’Université de Boston, discute de l’élaboration du guide.

Alicia Sparks, Ph.D., donne un aperçu de...

Arrière-plan

On sait relativement peu de choses sur la façon dont les buveurs à risque tentent de modérer leur consommation d’alcool en l’absence de soutien spécialisé. La littérature élargie a identifié de multiples stratégies potentielles que les gens utilisent pour faire face à la tentation lorsqu’ils essaient de contrôler les comportements à risque pour la santé. Cette étude vise à identifier les types de stratégies de modération de l’alcool utilisées par les adultes britanniques et à explorer comment la consommation simultanée d’alcool diffère selon les stratégies de modération, en se...

INTRODUCTION:

Screening and brief interventions (SBI) consist of a variety of activities aimed at people who engage in risky alcohol drinking, but who are not severely alcohol-dependent. Many studies have proved that SBI might serve as a very effective tool for reducing alcohol consumption and the associated negative consequences. However, the rate of SBI provided by healthcare professionals in the Czech Republic is relatively low. Our aim is to perform a quantified economic evaluation of SBI in the Czech Republic and thus point out its high importance in the field of alcohol policy.

METHODS

Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines were originally published by CCSA in November 2011 and were the result of the work of alcohol research experts in Canada. Since then, substantial new research on the association between alcohol use and physical, mental and social harms has been completed. Many countries have updated their guidance on drinking to reflect these advancements in what is known about the risks and benefits associated with alcohol consumption.

The report is composed of three documents: the Public Summary, the Technical Summary and the Technical Report. 

• The Public...