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Trial reportJournal of consulting and clinical psychology2014

Randomized controlled trial of two brief alcohol interventions for OEF/OIF veterans.

Meghan E McDevitt-Murphy, James G Murphy, Joah L Williams, Christopher J Monahan, Katherine L Bracken-Minor, Jordan A Fields

Open access · greenAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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27citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Motivational interviewing for substance use reduction.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023
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  4. Effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions in primary care populations.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018
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  18. Perceived Substance Use Norms Among Jailed Women with Alcohol Use Disorders.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Meghan E McDevitt-MurphyDepartment of Psychology, The University of Memphis.
James G MurphyDepartment of Psychology, The University of Memphis.
Joah L WilliamsDepartment of Psychology, The University of Memphis.
Christopher J MonahanDepartment of Psychology, The University of Memphis.
Katherine L Bracken-MinorDepartment of Psychology, The University of Memphis.
Jordan A FieldsDepartment of Psychology, The University of Memphis.
University of Memphis · US

Funding

Traumatic Stress Across the Lifespan: A Biopsychosocial Training ProgramT32MH018869 · NIMH · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI CARLA KMETT DANIELSON, DEAN Gaines KILPATRICK · 1988 to 2026
$7.2M
Family-Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Comorbid PTSD and Alcohol Abuse.K23AA016120 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS · PI MCDEVITT-MURPHY, MEGHAN E. · 2007 to 2011
$742k
NIAAA NIH HHS K23 AA016120NIAAA NIH HHS K23AA016120NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH018869
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of 2 brief interventions for alcohol misuse in a sample of combat veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

methodParticipants were 68 combat veterans (91.2% male; 64.7% White, 27.9% Black) with a mean age of 32.31 years (SD = 8.84) who screened positive for hazardous drinking in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center primary care clinic using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (Babor, Higgins-Biddle, Saunders, & Monteiro, 2001). More than half of the sample (57.4%) met criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; based on the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale; Blake et al., 1995). Eligible veterans who elected to participate completed a baseline assessment and were randomized to receive 1 of 2 interventions (personalized feedback delivered with or without a motivational interviewing counseling session). Both interventions included information on hazardous drinking, PTSD symptoms, depression, and coping. Follow-up assessments were conducted at 6 weeks and 6 months post-intervention.

resultsBoth conditions resulted in statistically significant reductions in quantity and frequency of alcohol use as well as frequency of binge drinking and alcohol-related consequences. Within-group effect sizes (ds) were in the small to medium range (.21-.55) for quantity and frequency of alcohol use. There were no statistically significant Condition × Time interactions, suggesting that both interventions were similarly effective. PTSD and non-PTSD veterans responded equally well to both interventions, but veterans with PTSD assigned to feedback plus motivational interviewing reported greater reductions in weekly drinking at the 6-week follow-up.

conclusionsThese findings suggest that brief interventions for alcohol misuse may be effective for reducing drinking, even in an Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran population with a high degree of PTSD.

Indexed as

Adaptation, PsychologicalVeteransAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-Alcohol DrinkingCounselingDepressionFemaleHumansIraq War, 2003-2011MaleMiddle AgedMotivational InterviewingStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticTreatment OutcomeUnited States

Identifiers

PMID24773573
PMCPMC4114986
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