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

More than 76 million people worldwide have alcohol problems, and another 15 million have
drug problems. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a psychological treatment that aims to help …

Methods We conducted systematic electronic database searches to include randomized
controlled trials of AUD screening, brief intervention, referral, and treatment (SBIRT), from …

Aims To critique the methodological adequacy of evaluations of emergency department (ED)‐
based interventions for alcohol problems and to conduct a meta‐analysis to examine the …

Abnormal and Clinical Psychology aims to introduce and evaluate the conceptual models of
mental health problems and their treatment, as well as to provide valuable analyses of …

Background Alcohol misuse is common in people attending emergency departments (EDs)
and there is some evidence of efficacy of alcohol screening and brief interventions (SBI) …

OBJECTIVE. The goal was to assess the impact of a mentor-implemented, violence
prevention intervention in reducing aggression, fighting, and reinjury among assault-injured …

Aims To evaluate the effectiveness of brief alcohol intervention (BAI) in reducing alcohol use
among hazardous drinkers treated in the emergency department (ED) after an injury; in …

Aims: To identify communication characteristics of patients and counsellors during brief
alcohol intervention (BAI) which predict changes in alcohol consumption 12 months later …

This article is a product of a breakout session on injury prevention from the 2009 Academic
Emergency Medicine consensus conference on “Public Health in the ED: Screening …