Effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions for general practice patients with problematic drinking behavior and comorbid anxiety or depressive disorders

Differences in help seeking rates after

Differences in help seeking rates after brief intervention for alcohol use disorders in general practice patients with and without comorbid anxiety or depressive disorders

✍ Janina M. Grothues; Gallus Bischof; Susa Reinhardt; Christian Meyer; Ulrich John 📂 Article 📅 2008 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 79 KB

Aims: To examine, if the utilization of help for problematic drinking after brief intervention (BI) differs between general practice (GP) patients with and without comorbid depression or anxiety disorders. Methods: Longitudinal data of 374 GP patients, who met the diagnostic criteria of alcohol depe