Trial reportAddiction (Abingdon, England)2021
Effect of screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment for unhealthy alcohol and other drug use in mental health treatment settings: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Addiction (Abingdon, England), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
23 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Systematic Literature Review of Substance-Use Prevention Programs Amongst Refugee Youth.Community mental health journal · 2024Pooled it
- Physician Reluctance to Intervene in Addiction: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2024Pooled it
- Health-promotion interventions targeting multiple behaviors: A meta-analytic review of general and behavior-specific processes of change.Psychological bulletin · 2024Pooled it
- Expanded Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention to Address Premature Mortality.JAMA health forum · 2026Article
- Alcohol Use Disorder in Southwestern and Northern Uganda: Prevalence and associated factors.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Perceptions of Youth Substance Users on Substance Use Relapse Prevention: A Qualitative Study in Lobatse, Botswana.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Trajectories and strategies in implementing screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for substance use in primary care within public hospitals: a longitudinal qualitative study.Implementation science communications · 2025Article
- Solution-Focused Brief Intervention for Substance Use: Protocol for a Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- A qualitative study of patient's experiences of receiving alcohol interventions according to the 15-method in psychiatric care.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Exploration of Effective Substance Use Relapse Prevention Programmes for the Youth: An Integrative Literature Review.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing · 2025Review
- Implementing Quality Improvement Initiatives Within Community Psychiatry: Challenges and Strategies.Community mental health journal · 2025Article
- Falling Through the Cracks: Perspectives From Local Leaders on Substance Use and Psychosis Treatment for Youth.Journal of dual diagnosis · 2025Article
- A substance use relapse prevention programme for youth with substance use problems in Botswana.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2025Article
- Managing substance abuse on psychiatric units: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Review
- Exploring barriers and facilitators to addressing hazardous alcohol use and AUD in mental health services: a qualitative study among Dutch professionals.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2024Article
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- Training in Substance use Disorders, Part 1: Overview of Clinical Practice Recommendations.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2024Article
- Inpatient Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder in Patients Admitted with Alcohol-associated Liver Disease Is Not Universally Implemented in Practice, But Can Reduce Readmissions for Alcohol-associated Hepatitis.Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology · 2024Article
- Using SBIRT (Screen, Brief Intervention, and Referral Treatment) Training to Reduce the Stigmatization of Substance Use Disorders Among Students and Practitioners.Substance abuse : research and treatment · 2023Article
- Digital Health Screening in People With HIV in Uganda to Increase Alcohol Use Reporting: Qualitative Study on the Development and Testing of the Self-administered Digital Screener for Health.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
aimsTo test the efficacy of a brief intervention to reduce alcohol or drug use and to promote use of addiction services among patients seeking mental health treatment. DESIGN AND
settingA multi-centre, longitudinal, two-group randomized controlled trial with randomization within each of two mental health treatment systems located in Ventura County and Los Angeles County in California, USA.
participantsA total of 718 patients (49.2% female) aged 18 and older with a mental health diagnosis and either a heavy drinking day or any use of cannabis or stimulants in the past 90 days. INTERVENTION AND COMPARATOR: A motivation-based brief intervention with personalized feedback (screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) condition) (n = 354) or a health education session (control condition) (n = 364). MEASUREMENTS: Primary outcomes included frequency of heavy drinking days, days of cannabis use and days of stimulant use at the primary end-point 3 months post-baseline. Secondary outcomes included frequency and abstinence from substance use out to a 12-month follow-up and the use of addiction treatment services.
findingsParticipants in the SBIRT condition had fewer heavy drinking days [odds ratio (OR) = 0.53; 95% credible interval (CrI) = 0.48-0.6] and fewer days of stimulant use (OR = 0.58; 95% CrI = 0.50-0.66) at the 3-month follow-up compared with participants in the health education condition. Participants in the SBIRT condition did not comparatively reduce days of cannabis use at the 3-month follow-up (OR = 0.93; 95% CrI = 0.85-1.01). Secondary outcomes indicated sustained effects of SBIRT on reducing the frequency of heavy drinking days and days of stimulant use. No effects were observed on abstinence rates or use of addiction treatment services.
conclusionsScreening and brief intervention for unhealthy alcohol and drug use in mental health treatment settings were effective at reducing the frequency of heavy drinking and stimulant use.
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