Evaluating the effects of a brief motivational intervention for injured drinkers in the emergency department.

R Longabaugh, RE Woolard, TD Nirenberg… - Journal of studies on …, 2001 - jsad.com
Objective: The study aim was to test whether a brief motivational intervention, with or without
a booster session, would improve drinking-related outcomes more than standard …

Reactivity of alcoholics and nonalcoholics to drinking cues.

PM Monti, JA Binkoff, DB Abrams… - Journal of abnormal …, 1987 - psycnet.apa.org
An interest in reducing relapse among alcoholics has led to a consideration of stimulus
control factors in drinking. Research suggests that through classical conditioning alcoholics …

Research Fundamentals: Follow‐up of Subjects in Clinical Trials: Addressing Subject Attrition

RH Woolard, K Carty, P Wirtz… - Academic …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Many published clinical trials have less than adequate follow‐up. When conducting a
clinical trial, researchers attempt to minimize data loss; however, some data may not be …

Communication skills training, communication skills training with family and cognitive behavioral mood management training for alcoholics.

PM Monti, DB Abrams, JA Binkoff, WR Zwick… - Journal of studies on …, 1990 - jsad.com
To evaluate three promising social learning approaches to the treatment of alcoholism, 69
male alcoholics in standard inpatient treatment participated in either a communication skills …

Injury as a motivator to reduce drinking

R Longabaugh, PA Minugh… - Academic …, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: To identify predictors of readiness to change drinking behavior by minor‐injury
patients who had positive saliva alcohol tests (SATs) in the ED. To develop and test a model …

Behavioral assessment and treatment planning with alcohol and drug abusers: A review with an emphasis on clinical application

LC Sobell, MB Sobell, TD Nirenberg - Clinical Psychology Review, 1988 - Elsevier
Assessment and treatment of substance abuse is a complex and difficult task that involves
more than the mere measurement of substance use. A detailed evaluation of the functions of …

Family functioning of male alcoholics and their female partners during periods of drinking and abstinence

MR Liepman, TD Nirenberg, RH Doolittle… - Family …, 1989 - Wiley Online Library
Family functioning of 20 alcoholic male veterans and their female partners was assessed in
relation to drinking (wet) and abstinent (dry) intervals. Repeated measures analyses …

Emergency department brief motivational interventions for alcohol with motor vehicle crash patients

MJ Mello, TD Nirenberg, R Longabaugh… - Annals of emergency …, 2005 - Elsevier
STUDY OBJECTIVE: This study compares the effect of a brief motivational intervention for
alcohol plus a booster given to emergency department (ED) patients with subcritical injuries …

Evaluation of a program designed to help family and significant others to motivate resistant alcoholics into recovery

MR Liepman, TD Nirenberg… - The American journal of …, 1989 - Taylor & Francis
Little empirical work has been done in the alcohol field on the issue of motivating reticent
people into treatment. This study explored the impact of a program that involved counseling …

Readiness to change as a mediator of the effect of a brief motivational intervention on posttreatment alcohol-related consequences of injured emergency department …

LAR Stein, PA Minugh, R Longabaugh… - Psychology of …, 2009 - psycnet.apa.org
Brief motivational interventions (BMIs) are usually effective for reducing alcohol use and
consequences in primary care settings. We examined readiness to change drinking as a …