Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Summary of treatment modalities in psychiatric disorders
- Part III Specific treatments
- 9 Delirium
- 10 Management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia and acquired brain injury
- 11 Dementia: pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments and guideline review
- 12 Pharmacological treatment of psychosis and depression in neurological disease in older adults
- 13 Psychological treatments of alcohol use disorders
- 14 Pharmacotherapy of alcohol misuse, dependence and withdrawal
- 15 Educational interventions for alcohol use disorders
- 16 Complex interventions for alcohol use disorders
- 17 Complementary and alternative medicine for alcohol misuse
- 18 Empirically validated psychological therapies for drug dependence
- 19 Treatment of stimulant dependence
- 20 Treatment of opioid dependence
- 21 Treatment of sedative-hypnotic dependence
- 22 Treatment of cannabis dependence
- 23 Treatment of nicotine dependence
- 24 Treatment of co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders
- 25 Pharmacological treatments for schizophrenia
- 26 Psychosocial and pharmacological treatments for schizophrenia
- 27 Psychopharmacology of mood disorders
- 28 Efficacy of brain stimulation and neurosurgical procedures for treatment of mood disorders
- 29 Psychotherapy for depression: current empirical status and future directions
- 30 Alternative therapies for mood disorders
- 31 Treatment of generalised anxiety and somatoform disorders
- 32 Panic disorder
- 33 Specific phobias and agoraphobia
- 34 Social phobia
- 35 Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- 36 Post-traumatic stress disorders and adjustment disorders
- 37 Psychopharmacology of eating disorders
- 38 Other somatic physical treatments and complex interventions for eating disorders
- 39 Psychological treatments for eating disorders
- 40 Educational interventions for eating disorders
- 41 Alternative treatments for eating disorders
- 42 Complex treatments for eating disorders
- 43 Personality disorder
- 44 Other treatments for persistent disturbances of behaviour
- 45 Effectiveness of treatments of sexual disorders
- 46 Disorders of gender identity
- 47 Psychological treatments for children and adolescents
- 48 Drugs and other physical treatments
- 49 Educational interventions and alternative treatments
- 50 Attachment insecurity and attachment disorder
- 51 Feeding and sleeping disorders in infancy and early childhood
- 52 Evaluating interventions for children with autism and intellectual disabilities
- 53 ADHD and hyperkinetic disorder
- 54 Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder
- 55 Treatment of depressive disorders in children and adolescents
- 56 Treatment of psychoses in children and adolescents
- 57 Anxiety disorders
- 58 Treatment of eating disorders in children and adolescents
- Appendix I Summary of specific drugs having evidence of effectiveness in mental disorders
- Appendix II Key to effectiveness tables
- Index
- References
15 - Educational interventions for alcohol use disorders
from Part III - Specific treatments
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 May 2010
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Summary of treatment modalities in psychiatric disorders
- Part III Specific treatments
- 9 Delirium
- 10 Management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia and acquired brain injury
- 11 Dementia: pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments and guideline review
- 12 Pharmacological treatment of psychosis and depression in neurological disease in older adults
- 13 Psychological treatments of alcohol use disorders
- 14 Pharmacotherapy of alcohol misuse, dependence and withdrawal
- 15 Educational interventions for alcohol use disorders
- 16 Complex interventions for alcohol use disorders
- 17 Complementary and alternative medicine for alcohol misuse
- 18 Empirically validated psychological therapies for drug dependence
- 19 Treatment of stimulant dependence
- 20 Treatment of opioid dependence
- 21 Treatment of sedative-hypnotic dependence
- 22 Treatment of cannabis dependence
- 23 Treatment of nicotine dependence
- 24 Treatment of co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders
- 25 Pharmacological treatments for schizophrenia
- 26 Psychosocial and pharmacological treatments for schizophrenia
- 27 Psychopharmacology of mood disorders
- 28 Efficacy of brain stimulation and neurosurgical procedures for treatment of mood disorders
- 29 Psychotherapy for depression: current empirical status and future directions
- 30 Alternative therapies for mood disorders
- 31 Treatment of generalised anxiety and somatoform disorders
- 32 Panic disorder
- 33 Specific phobias and agoraphobia
- 34 Social phobia
- 35 Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- 36 Post-traumatic stress disorders and adjustment disorders
- 37 Psychopharmacology of eating disorders
- 38 Other somatic physical treatments and complex interventions for eating disorders
- 39 Psychological treatments for eating disorders
- 40 Educational interventions for eating disorders
- 41 Alternative treatments for eating disorders
- 42 Complex treatments for eating disorders
- 43 Personality disorder
- 44 Other treatments for persistent disturbances of behaviour
- 45 Effectiveness of treatments of sexual disorders
- 46 Disorders of gender identity
- 47 Psychological treatments for children and adolescents
- 48 Drugs and other physical treatments
- 49 Educational interventions and alternative treatments
- 50 Attachment insecurity and attachment disorder
- 51 Feeding and sleeping disorders in infancy and early childhood
- 52 Evaluating interventions for children with autism and intellectual disabilities
- 53 ADHD and hyperkinetic disorder
- 54 Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder
- 55 Treatment of depressive disorders in children and adolescents
- 56 Treatment of psychoses in children and adolescents
- 57 Anxiety disorders
- 58 Treatment of eating disorders in children and adolescents
- Appendix I Summary of specific drugs having evidence of effectiveness in mental disorders
- Appendix II Key to effectiveness tables
- Index
- References
Summary
Editor's note
Educational interventions are ubiquitous in psychiatry (see Part II: Chapter 6). They are readily available, inexpensive to deliver, and can be facilitated and disseminated by non-professionals. Educational interventions have long been a staple element of treatment for problems with alcohol. They accompany many of the self-help and complex interventions used in alcohol treatment. While these interventions may be efficient from an economical point of view, they are at best only modestly effective and appear to work best among people with mild to moderate abuse. They also appear to work most effectively when combined with some additional treatment delivered by people professionally trained to deliver services. Overall didactic lectures and educational films appear to have the least benefit.
Introduction
Education is inherent in most alcohol-related treatment interventions. Physician education about medication is one essential part of pharmacotherapy. Brief interventions provide educational feedback to patients about normative patterns of drinking. Twelve-step facilitation therapy involves educating patients about the disease model of alcoholism and what to expect in meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous (Nowinski et al., 1994). CBT teaches patients (1) to identify high-risk situations for relapse and (2) coping skills to prevent relapse (Kadden et al., 1995).
Educational interventions are designed to increase knowledge about alcohol in such a way as to change an individual's attitude and behaviour. Providing information about health risks and brief advice emphasizing strategies to reduce consumption are the only interventions that have been recommended for both hazardous and harmful consumption of alcohol.
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