Brief Intervention for Hazardous and Harmful Drinkers in the Emergency Department
D'Onofrio G, Pantalon MV, Degutis LC, Fiellin DA, Busch SH, Chawarski MC, Owens PH, O'Connor PG. Brief Intervention for Hazardous and Harmful Drinkers in the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2008, 51: 742-750.e2. PMID: 18436340, PMCID: PMC2819119, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.11.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief Negotiation InterviewBinge-drinking episodesHarmful drinkersBrief interventionDischarge instructionsPatients 18 yearsRandomized clinical trialsEmergency department settingMean numberInterview groupAlcoholism guidelinesBaseline characteristicsUrban EDAlcohol ingestionED patientsEmergency departmentClinical trialsDepartment settingAlcohol abuseAlcohol consumptionEmergency practitionersTreatment servicesHarmful drinkingMonthsDrinkers