Using self-help materials to motivate change at assessment for alcohol treatment.
The utility of a brief self-help booklet provided at assessment for alcohol treatment was evaluated using a quasi-experimental design (booklet provided to all clients for one month at a time, interspersed by one month of no booklets, for a 6-month period). While the booklet did not result in any significant reduction in client attrition, clients who received the booklet at their assessment were drinking less by the 6-month follow-up than those who did not receive the booklet. Limitations of this study, including the quasi-experimental design and the impact of the low baseline attrition rates, are discussed.
Cunningham
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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2S1, Canada. John_Cunningham@camh.net
Sdao-Jarvie
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Koski-Jännes
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Breslin
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D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D013664:Teaching Materials; D016896:Treatment Outcome