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Posted on May 21, 2013 at 1:06 am by Sparrow

Treatment Setting
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Brief-TSF Treatment Setting Brief-TSF can be used with both individuals who have never sought treatment and those who had previous treatment and aftercare clients. The model is flexible enough to accommodate all of these client groups. However, since Brief-TSF relies heavily on client involvement in community-based 12 step fellowship and meetings, it would be less …∞

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Posted on May 16, 2013 at 12:20 am by Sparrow

Alcoholics Anonymous and Nursing
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  Alcoholics Anonymous and Nursing; Lessons in Holism and Spiritual Care. Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) is a worldwide, 2 million-member organization that has assisted countless alcoholics to achieve sobriety through a spiritual program of recovery from alcoholism. Based on spiritual principles known as the “Twelve Steps” and “Twelve Traditions,” AA has provided a model for other …∞

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Posted on May 11, 2013 at 11:43 pm by Sparrow

Predictors of help-seeking in drinkers
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Predictors of help-seeking
and the temporal
relationship of help to
recovery among treated
and untreated recovered
problem drinkers. This
study investigated
variables predicting
different help-seeking
patterns (no treatment, AA
participation only, or
treatment plus AA
participation) by problem
drinkers who had
maintained stable
abstinence (n = 57).
Collaterals verified
subjects’; help-
seeking and drinking
status. Help-seeking was
predicted by greater
alcohol-related psycho-
social problems, especially
in interpersonal
relationships, but was not
associated with heavier
drinking practices or
demographic
characteristics.
Subjects’; belief that
they could solve their own
problem deterred help-
seeking, whereas
relationship problems and
being unable to quit on
one’;s own
facilitated help-seeking.
Additional incentives
specific to AA were its

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Posted on May 6, 2013 at 10:55 pm by Sparrow

Violence, Depression and Alcohol Risk in Prenatal Care Setting.
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Brief detection and co-occurrence of violence, depression and alcohol risk in prenatal care settings. The purpose of the study was to examine the rates and inter-relationships among violence receipt, alcohol use problems, and depression in women seeking prenatal care. While waiting for their prenatal care appointment, women (n = 1054) completed measures of past year …∞

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Posted on May 2, 2013 at 10:17 pm by Sparrow

Alcohol Brief Intervention in Emergency Dept
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Is emergency department based brief intervention worthwhile in adults presenting with alcohol related events? BEST EVIDENCE TOPIC REPORTS A short cut review was carried out to establish whether emergency department (ED) based brief intervention is worthwhile in adults presenting with alcohol related events. A total of 590 papers were found using the reported search, of …∞

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Posted on April 30, 2013 at 9:48 pm by Sparrow

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS OF EFFECTIVE ALCOHOL TREATMENT
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Early detection, including screening and brief interventions (for nondependent problem drinkers) Comprehensive assessment and individualized treatment plan Care management Individually delivered, proven professional interventions Contracting with patients Social skills training Medications Specialized services for medical, psychiatric, employment or family problems Continuing care Strong bond with therapist or counselor Longer duration (for alcohol dependent persons) Participation …∞

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Posted on April 28, 2013 at 9:26 pm by Sparrow

The Role of AA Sponsors
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A pilot study of the role of AA sponsors An AA sponsor is a close 1-on-1 collaboration between an older sober member and a relative newcomer to sobriety. Its a two way helping relationship – the sponsor affirms their own sobriety and the sponsee gains new insights. AIMS: The aim of this study was to …∞

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Posted on April 22, 2013 at 8:27 pm by Sparrow

Alcohol Brief Intervention in Primary Practice
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Are Brief Alcohol Interventions Likely to be Effective in Routine Primary Care Practice? A number of meta-analyses have demonstrated the modest efficacy of brief interventions (BI) for nondependent unhealthy alcohol use in primary care settings. Whether this level of efficacy can be expected when BIs are delivered outside of research studies in not known. This …∞

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Posted on April 19, 2013 at 8:09 pm by Sparrow

Comparison addiction treatment
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A comparative evaluation of substance abuse treatment This article first explains the conceptual framework and plan of a naturalistic, multisite evaluation of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) substance abuse treatment programs. It then examines the effectiveness of an index episode of inpatient treatment and the effectiveness of continuing outpatient care and participation in self-help groups. …∞

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Posted on April 3, 2013 at 5:32 pm by Sparrow

Brief-TSF theory
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Brief-TSF Theoretical Rationale/Mechanism of Action The theoretical rationale is based in the 12 steps and 12 traditions of AA and includes the need to accept that willpower alone is not sufficient to achieve sustained sobriety, that self-centredness must be replaced by surrender to the group process/conscience, and that long-term recovery consists of a process of …∞

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