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Published on: January 5, 2018
Using self-help materials to motivate change at assessment for alcohol treatment
J A Cunningham1, K Sdao-Jarvie, A Koski-Jännes
1Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2S1, Canada. John_Cunningham@camh.net
Abstract:
The utility of a brief self-help booklet provided at assessment for alcohol treatment was evaluated using a quasi-experimental design (booklet provided to all clients for one month at a time, interspersed by one month of no booklets, for a 6-month period). While the booklet did not result in any significant reduction in client attrition, clients who received the booklet at their assessment were drinking less by the 6-month follow-up than those who did not receive the booklet. Limitations of this study, including the quasi-experimental design and the impact of the low baseline attrition rates, are discussed.
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