Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research
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Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res. · Feb 2006
Comparative StudyChallenges applying alcohol brief intervention in diverse practice settings: populations, outcomes, and costs.
This article summarizes the proceedings of a symposium at the 2005 Research Society on Alcoholism, Santa Barbara, California. The purpose of the symposium was to address challenges that arise in translating evidence for efficacy of alcohol brief intervention (BI) into diverse clinical settings and populations by reviewing the literature and describing 4 research studies. Dr. ⋯ Kraemer presented results of a decision analytic and computer-simulation model regarding the cost-effectiveness of alcohol screening and intervention in primary care settings. Finally, Dr. Perl discussed the salient issues and suggested future directions for work in the area of alcohol BI.