[Brief intervention about alcohol use].
The brief intervention lasts from 5 to 20 minutes and uses motivational interview techniques. This brief intervention is addressed not at alcohol-dependent patients (approximately 1.5 million people in France) but at those whose consumption is harmful or at risk (estimated at approximately 4 million people in France), especially men. The efficacy of the brief intervention is demonstrated by numerous randomized studies and meta-analyses. A mean reduction of one glass of an alcoholic beverage a day results, with consumption returning to a moderate rather than at-risk level for approximately 30%. This efficacy has been demonstrated for a duration of at least 4 years. Given that evidence also supports the behavioral changes, these findings should be taken into account by healthcare providers.
Couzigou
Patrice
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Service d'hépato-gastro-entérologie, Hôpital Haut Lévêque Pessac, F-33600 Bordeaux, France. patrice.couzigou@chu-bordeaux.fr
Vergniol
Julien
J
Kowo
Mathurin
M
Terrebonne
Eric
E
Foucher
Juliette
J
Castera
Laurent
L
Laharie
David
D
De Ledinghen
Victor
V
D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D009042:Motivation; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D011604:Psychoses, Alcoholic / Q000453:epidemiology; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires