title: In the Clinic. Alcohol Use.
abstract: This issue provides a clinical overview of alcohol use, focusing on health benefits, harms, prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, and practice improvement. The content of In the Clinic is drawn from the clinical information and education resources of the American College of Physicians (ACP), including MKSAP (Medical Knowledge and Self-Assessment Program). Annals of Internal Medicine editors develop In the Clinic in collaboration with the ACP's Medical Education and Publishing divisions and with the assistance of additional science writers and physician writers.
authors.forename: E Jennifer
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Edelman
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Fiellin
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010819:Physician's Role; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors