title: Phone-delivered brief motivational interventions for mandated college students delivered during the summer months.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Across the United States, tens of thousands of college students are mandated to receive an alcohol intervention following an alcohol policy violation. Telephone interventions may be an efficient method to provide mandated students with an intervention, especially when they are away from campus during summer vacation. However, little is known about the utility of telephone-delivered brief motivational interventions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants in the study (N=57) were college students mandated to attend an alcohol program following a campus-based alcohol citation. Participants were randomized to a brief motivational phone intervention (pBMI) (n=36) or assessment only (n=21). Ten participants (27.8%) randomized to the pBMI did not complete the intervention. Follow-up assessments were conducted 3, 6, and 9 months post-intervention.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results indicated the pBMI significantly reduced the number of alcohol-related problems compared to the assessment-only group. Participants who did not complete the pBMI appeared to be lighter drinkers at baseline and randomization, suggesting the presence of alternate influences on alcohol-related problems.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Phone BMIs may be an efficient and cost-effective method to reduce harms associated with alcohol use by heavy-drinking mandated students during the summer months.
authors: Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI 02908; Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Box G-S121-5, Providence, RI 02912. Electronic address: Brian_Borsari@brown.edu.
authors: Brian
authors: B
authors: Borsari
authors: Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Box G-S121-5, Providence, RI 02912.
authors: Erica Eaton
authors: EE
authors: Short
authors: Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Box G-S121-5, Providence, RI 02912.
authors: Nadine R
authors: NR
authors: Mastroleo
authors: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Department of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, A210, 600 Centerview Drive, Hershey, PA 17033.
authors: John T P
authors: JT
authors: Hustad
authors: Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Box G-S121-5, Providence, RI 02912.
authors: Tracy O'Leary
authors: TO
authors: Tevyaw
authors: Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Box G-S121-5, Providence, RI 02912.
authors: Nancy P
authors: NP
authors: Barnett
authors: Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Box G-S121-5, Providence, RI 02912.
authors: Christopher W
authors: CW
authors: Kahler
authors: Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI 02908; Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Box G-S121-5, Providence, RI 02912.
authors: Peter M
authors: PM
authors: Monti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D037141:Mandatory Programs; D062405:Motivational Interviewing / Q000379:methods*; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief / Q000379:methods; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D013689:Telephone; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Alcohol; Mandated college students; Motivational interviewing