Journal article
Brief Intervention for Heavy-Drinking College Students: 4-Year Follow-Up and Natural History
American journal of public health (1971), Vol.91(8), pp.1310-1316
08/2001
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/106042
PMCID: PMC1446766
PMID: 11499124
Abstract
Objectives.
This study examined long-term response to an individual preventive intervention for high-risk college drinkers relative to the natural history of college drinking.
Methods.
A single-session, individualized preventive intervention was evaluated within a randomized controlled trial with college freshmen who reported drinking heavily while in high school. An additional group randomly selected from the entire screening pool provided a normative comparison. Participant self-report was assessed annually for 4 years.
Results.
High-risk controls showed secular trends for reduced drinking quantity and negative consequences without changes in drinking frequency. Those receiving the brief preventive intervention reported significant additional reductions, particularly with respect to negative consequences. Categorical individual change analyses show that remission is normative, and they suggest that participants receiving the brief intervention are more likely to improve and less likely to worsen regarding negative drinking consequences.
Conclusions.
Brief individual preventive interventions for high-risk college drinkers can achieve long-term benefits even in the context of maturational trends.
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- Title
- Brief Intervention for Heavy-Drinking College Students: 4-Year Follow-Up and Natural History
- Creators
- John S Baer - John S. Baer and Daniel R. Kivlahan are, and at the time of the study Patrick McKnight was, with the Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Wash. John S. Baer, Arthur W. Blume, and G. Alan Marlatt are with the Department of Psychology, and Daniel R. Kivlahan is with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, SeattleDaniel R Kivlahan - John S. Baer and Daniel R. Kivlahan are, and at the time of the study Patrick McKnight was, with the Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Wash. John S. Baer, Arthur W. Blume, and G. Alan Marlatt are with the Department of Psychology, and Daniel R. Kivlahan is with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, SeattleArthur W Blume - John S. Baer and Daniel R. Kivlahan are, and at the time of the study Patrick McKnight was, with the Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Wash. John S. Baer, Arthur W. Blume, and G. Alan Marlatt are with the Department of Psychology, and Daniel R. Kivlahan is with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, SeattlePatrick McKnight - John S. Baer and Daniel R. Kivlahan are, and at the time of the study Patrick McKnight was, with the Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Wash. John S. Baer, Arthur W. Blume, and G. Alan Marlatt are with the Department of Psychology, and Daniel R. Kivlahan is with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, SeattleG. Alan Marlatt - John S. Baer and Daniel R. Kivlahan are, and at the time of the study Patrick McKnight was, with the Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Wash. John S. Baer, Arthur W. Blume, and G. Alan Marlatt are with the Department of Psychology, and Daniel R. Kivlahan is with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle
- Publication Details
- American journal of public health (1971), Vol.91(8), pp.1310-1316
- Academic Unit
- Psychology, Department of
- Publisher
- American Journal of Public Health 2001
- Identifiers
- 99900546894401842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article