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Telephonic Counseling Can Help Drinkers Get Treatment
It can be an effective primary care intervention for men who are not seeking treatment for their alcohol dependence or abuse.
The research was led by Richard Brown, M.D who said that the study could empower time-strapped doctors to persuade reluctant alcoholism patients to seek treatment. The study shows that we shouldnt just give up on those alcohol-dependent patients who cannot or choose not to get treatment. If we can identify these folks in primary care waiting rooms and provide telephone counseling, we can start to help many of these patients said Brown, of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Nearly 900 men and women with alcohol abuse or dependence were part of the study but none had been seeking treatment for alcohol abuse. The 445 people in the experimental group received up to six protocol-based phone interventions from counselors trained in a technique called motivational interviewing. The 452 members of the control group received a short pamphlet on healthy lifestyles.
The counselors helped them identify their goals and examine how their alcohol use affected the achievement of those goals. Counselors gave feedback on the drawbacks and consequences of alcohol use.
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