title: Modest impact of brief interventions on excessive alcohol consumption.
abstract: A meta-analysis suggests that brief behavioural interventions can help some drinkers reduce their declared alcohol consumption.
mesh_terms: D064829:Alcohol Abstinence; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome