ReviewThe lancet. Psychiatry2019
Prevention, screening, and treatment for heavy drinking and alcohol use disorder.
Review in The lancet. Psychiatry, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 78 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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78 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 137 citations in OpenAlex.
- Combined pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for alcohol use disorder.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Psychosocial and medication interventions to stop or reduce alcohol consumption during pregnancy.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Evaluating risk for alcohol use disorder: Polygenic risk scores and family history.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2022Pooled it
- Virtual Reality-Based Cue Exposure and Aversion Therapy for Alcohol Dependence: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Addiction biology · 2026Trial
- Assessment of early return to drinking in surviving patients with alcohol-associated hepatitis.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2026Trial
- Satisfaction with a digital support tool targeting alcohol consumption: perspectives from participants in a randomized control trial.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2024Trial
- Brief, cognitive-behavioral intervention to promote treatment seeking in adults with severe alcohol use disorder: A randomized controlled trial.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2023Trial
- Exploratory mixed methods analysis of self-authored content from participants in a digital alcohol intervention trial.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2023Trial
- Individualized assignment to short-term alcohol abstinence: A proof-of-concept human laboratory study using psychopathology dimensions.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2026Article
- Linking Reductions in Alcohol and Birth Control Use Risk Behavior to Prevention of Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy: A Population-Level Simulation of Preconceptual Prevention Programs.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2026Article
- Alcohol-medication interactions among older people: a narrative review on age-specific evidence.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2026Review
- Early liver transplantation in alcohol-associated liver disease-Evolution of practice, patient selection, management, and outcomes.Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society · 2026Review
- Population-Level Evidence That Alcohol Brief Interventions Improve Drinking and Blood Pressure Outcomes in Patients With Hypertension and Unhealthy Alcohol Use.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2026Observational
- Alcohol Use and HIV Suppression After Release From Prison Among People With HIV in Zambia.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Factors associated with alcohol screening and brief interventions: a cross-sectional study of cardiology clinicians in Sweden.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2025Article
- Alcohol use-related problems in general hospitals and primary care settings: Screening, intervention, and referral to treatment.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Review
- Relationship between Medicaid coverage design and receipt of medication for alcohol use disorder (MAUD): Probability of receipt increases based on comprehensiveness of plan.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2025Article
- Perioperative Quality Initiative consensus statement recommendations on the definition, development, implementation and outcomes of pre-operative surgery schools.Anaesthesia · 2025Article
- Task sharing and teamwork: clinician preferences for alcohol screening and brief interventions in cardiology.BMC research notes · 2025Article
- Trajectories of healthy lifestyle index and prediabetes risk of adult workers in Japan.Communications medicine · 2025Article
18 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Heavy drinking and alcohol use disorder are major public health problems. Practitioners not specialising in alcohol treatment are often unaware of the guidelines for preventing, identifying, and treating heavy drinking and alcohol use disorder. However, a consensus exists that clinically useful and valuable tools are available to address these issues. Here, we review existing information and developments from the past 5 years in these areas. We also include information on heavy drinking and alcohol use disorder among individuals with co-occurring psychiatric disorders, including drug use disorders. Areas covered include prevention; screening, brief intervention, and referral for treatment; evidence-based behavioural interventions; medication-assisted treatment; technology-based interventions (eHealth and mHealth); and population-level interventions. We also discuss the key topics for future research.
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