Managing problem drinking of alcohol--screening and brief intervention.
It is important to identify and manage problem drinking as it causes a significant burden of disease. There are simple screening procedures and management techniques which are effective in outpatient settings. All doctors should educate themselves and master these skills.
Hanwella
Raveen
R
Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo, Sri Lanka. raveenhanwella@yahoo.co.uk
de Silva
Varuni
V
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D037001:Directive Counseling; D006266:Health Education; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires