Identifying the gap between need and intervention for alcohol use disorders in Europe

Drummond, Colin, Gual, Antoni, Goos, Cees, Godfrey, Christine, Deluca, Paolo, Von Der Goltz, Christoph, Gmel, Gerhard, Scafato, Emanuele, Wolstenholme, Amy, Mann, Karl, and others. (2011) Identifying the gap between need and intervention for alcohol use disorders in Europe. Addiction, 106 Su (1). pp. 31-36. ISSN 0965-2140. E-ISSN 1360-0443. (doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03335.x) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided)

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Abstract

A literature review of existing research on the prevalence of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) and availability of

and provision of alcohol interventions in Europe. Methods The review search strategy included: (i) descriptive studies

prevalence of AUD and alcohol needs assessment in Europe. Results Europe has a relatively high level of alcohol

interventions in Europe has been restricted to screening and brief interventions. Alcohol needs assessment methodology

review points to key gaps in knowledge related to alcohol interventions in Europe. There is a lack of comparative data

the prevalence of alcohol use disorders across European countries and the relative gap between need and access to

package on ‘Early identification and treatment’ aims to address these gaps.

Item Type:	Article
DOI/Identification number:	10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03335.x
Uncontrolled keywords:	Alcohol, alcohol needs assessment, Europe, prevalence, public health, treatment provision
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare > HV5001 Alcoholism and intemperance J Political Science > JN Political institutions and public administration (Europe)
Divisions:	Faculties > Social Sciences > School of Social Policy Sociology and Social Research > Centre for Health Services Studies
Depositing User:	Simon Coulton
Date Deposited:	20 Jun 2011 14:26 UTC
Last Modified:	22 Jan 2020 04:04 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/27920 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)
Coulton, Simon:	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7704-3274

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